R v Yates, Parry, Hyland, Powick [2002] NSWCCA 520

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Yates, Parry, Hyland, Powick [2002] NSWCCA 520 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60361/01; 60379/01; 60412/01; 60434/01; 60427/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 25/3/02, 26/3/02, 26/8/02, 20/9/02, 19/12/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 December 2002

Regina Barry James Yates PARTIES : Robert Owen Parry Dean Hyland Brad Powick JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1; Hulme J at 1; Buddin J at 1

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 70202/00; 70201/00; 70012/00; 70067/00 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Ireland AJ OFFICER :

R A Hulme (Crown) K G Horler QC with M Austin (Yates) COUNSEL : J W Conomos (Parry) G J Sundstrom (Hyland) D G Dalton (Powick) S E O'Connor John Bettens & Co (Yates) SOLICITORS : Kevin Solari (Parry) Braye Cragg (Hyland) Greg Murray (Powick) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against conviction and sentence - murder conviction - Analysis of DNA evidence - witness evidence after lapse of time - identification evidence - Chamberlain direction - whether verdicts unreasonable and supported by the evidence. Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence Act 1995 Evidence (Audio and Visual Links) Act 1998 Adam v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 96 Alexander v The Queen (1981) 145 CLR 395 Azzopardi v The Queen (2001) 205 CLR 50 Benecke v R (1999) 106 A Crim R 282 Domican v The Queen (1991-1992) 173 CLR 555 Edwards v The Queen (1993) 178 CLR 193 Festa v The Queen [2001] 185 ALR 394 Jones v The Queen (1998) 191 CLR 440 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 Morris v The Queen (1987) 163 CLR 454 Mraz v The Queen (1955) 93 CLR 493 Papakosmas v The Queen (1999) 196 CLR 297 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Barbaro & Rovere (2000) 112 A Crim R 551 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 R v Black [2001] NSWCCA 41 R v Clark [2001] NSWCCA 494 R v Clout (1995) 41 NSWLR 312 R v Coe [2002] NSWCCA 385 R v Cameron (2002) 187 ALR 65 R v Carusi (1997) 92 A Crim R 52 R v Clarke (1997) 97 A Crim R 414 R v Coe [2002] NSWCCA 385 at para 67 R v Doheny and Adams [1997] 1 Cr App R 369 R v Eldridge [2002] NSWCCA 205 CASES CITED: R v Fowler [2000] NSWCCA 142 R v Galli [2001] NSWCCA 504 R v Gee [2000] NSWCCA 198 R v GK (2001) 53 NSWLR 317 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Hogan [2001] NSWCCA 292 R v Ignjatic (1993) 68 A Crim R 333 R v Keir [2002] 2 NSWCCA 30 See R v Lawrence [1980] 1 NSWLR 122 at 148 R v Ian Van Le [2002] NSWCCA 186 R v Leroy [2000] NSWCCA 302 R v Lisoff [1999] NSWCCA 364 R v Moussa [2001] NSWCCA 427 R v Nguyen [2002] NSWCCA 342 R v Richards [2002] NSWCCA 38 R v Roberts [2001] NSWCCA 163 R v Rose [2002] NSWCCA 455 R v Singh-Bal (1997) 92 A Crim R 397 R v Stone (1981) VR 737 R v Tevendale (1955) VLR 95 R v To [2002] NSWCCA 247 R v Thomson & Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Young [1999] NSWCCA 275 RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620 Stanoevski v The Queen (2002) 202 CLR 115 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions Pty Limited (1999) 160 ALR 588 TKWJ v The Queen [2002] HCA 46 Wu v The Queen (1999) 199 CLR 99 DECISION : Robert Parry:; 1.Appeal against conviction dismissed; 2.Leave to appeal against sentence granted.; 3.Appeal dismissed.; Dean Hyland:; 1.Appeal against conviction dismissed.; 2.Leave to appeal against sentence granted.; 3.Appeal dismissed.; Barry Yates:; 1.Appeal against conviction dismissed.; Bradley Powick:; 1.Appeal against conviction dismissed.; 2.The robbery matter:; (i) Extension of time within which to apply for leave to appeal against sentence granted.; (ii) Leave to appeal against sentence granted.; (iii) Appeal against sentence allowed.; (iv) Sentence imposed in the District Court quashed. In lieu thereof the applicant is sentenced to imprisonment for a fixed term of three years, to commence on 10 March 1999 and to expire on 9 March 2002.; 3. The s 111(3) offence and the accessory after the fact offence: ; (i) Leave to appeal against sentence granted.; (ii) Appeal against sentence allowed.; (iii) Sentences imposed in the Supreme Court quashed. In lieu thereof the applicant is sentenced, in relation to the s 111(3) offence, to imprisonment for nine years to commence on 10 January 2001 and to expire on 9 January 2010. A non-parole period of five years and six months is fixed, to commence on 10 January 2001 and to expire on 9 July 2006 at which time he will be eligible for release to parole. The sentence imposed in respect of the offence of accessory after the fact to murder, of a fixed term of 3 years, is confirmed however it is now to commence on 10 January 2001. It is to be served wholly concurrently with that for the s 111(3) offence.