REGINA v. VINCENT [2002] NSWCCA 369

Reported Decision : (2002) 133 A Crim R 206

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : REGINA v. VINCENT [2002] NSWCCA 369 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60104/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 23 August 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 September 2002

PARTIES : Regina - respondent Benjamin Michael Vincent - appellant JUDGMENT OF : Hodgson JA at 1; Simpson J at 59; Smart AJ at 60

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 01/11/0881 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Dodd DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr. A. Haesler with Mr. D. Weir for appellant Mr. G. Rowling for Crown SOLICITORS : D.J. Humphreys for appellant S.E. O'Connor for Crown CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - Hearsay - Whether admissible - Whether unreliability warning required - Lies - Whether relied on only as to credibility - Whether directions adequate. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act ss.59, 62, 65, 165 Bromley v. The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 315 Champion (1992) 64 ACrimR 244 Edwards v. The Queen (1997) 178 CLR 193 House v. The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 M v. The Queen (1993) 181 CLR 487 Osland v. The Queen (1998) 197 CLR 316 R v. Baartman [2000] NSWCCA 298 CASES CITED: R v. Fahda [1999] NSWCCA 267 R v. Henry (1999) 49 NSWLR 346 R v. Hodge [2002] NSWCCA 10 R v. Nemeth [2002] NSWCCA 281 R v. Oveido-Portela NSWCCA 17/12/93 R v. Smith (1987) 44 SASR 587 R v. Stewart (2001) 52 NSWLR 301 R v. TJF (2001) 120 ACrimR 209 Zoneff v. The Queen (2000) 200 CLR 234 DECISION : Appeal againt conviction dismissed.; Leave to appeal against sentence refused.