R v Waldo Inamata [2003] NSWCCA 19

Reported Decision : 137 A Crim R 510

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Waldo Inamata [2003] NSWCCA 19 HEARING DATE(S) : 14/02/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 February 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 57; Sully J at 58; Buddin J at 1 DECISION : Appeal against conviction is dismissed. Leave to appeal against sentence granted but the appeal is dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : Appeal against conviction and application for leave to appeal against sentence - identification directions - summing-up lacked balance - trial judge's obligation to sum up the case - issues of parity and totality Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Appeal Rules Evidence Act R v Ali (1981) 6 A Crim R 161 R v Ali (2001) 122 A Crim R 498 R v Chai (2002) 187 ALR 436 R v Clarke (1997) 97 A Crim R 414 R v Coe [2002] NSWCCCA 385 R v Courtney-Smith (1990) 48 A Crim R 49 Domican v The Queen (1992) 173 CLR 555 R v Eldridge [2002] NSWCCA 205 CASES CITED : Festa v The Queen [2001] 185 ALR 394 Holland v R (1993) 117 ALR 193 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 R v Moussa [2001] NSWCCA 427 R v Nguyen [2002] NSWCCA 342 R v Roberts [2001] NSWCCA 163 R v Rose [2002] NSWCCA 455 R v Taliai CCA unreported 11 April 1997 R v Yates & Ors [2002] NSWCCA 520 R v Zorad (1990) 19 NSWLR 91 PARTIES : Regina Waldo Inamata FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60222/02 COUNSEL : P Ingram (Crown) SM Kluss (Appellant) SOLICITORS : SE O'Connor (Crown) Ross Hill & Associates (Appellant)