NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : R v Puta; R v Nitrovic; R v Nanai. [2002] NSWCCA 495 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60180/01; 60208/01; 60219/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 5 June and 26 June 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 December 2002
PARTIES : R v Arben Puta; R v Zeljko Nitrovic; R v Satuala Nanai JUDGMENT OF : Heydon JA at 1; Blanch AJ at 2; Smart AJ at 3
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 70040/99;70026/99; 70211/99 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Hidden J OFFICER :
COUNSEL : D Dalton (Puta and Nitrovic) B Stratton QC (Nanai) (Puta) Watsons SOLICITORS : (Nitrovic) Mark Rumore (Nanai) Ross Hill & Associates CATCHWORDS : Availability of verdict of manslaughter on evidence - judge correct to leave three different varieties of manslaughter - lies - verdicts reasonable and supported by the evidence. LEGISLATION CITED : Nil M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 MFA v The Queen [2002] HCA 53 CASES CITED: Edwards v The Queen (1993) 177 CLR 193 Maric v The Queen (1978) 52 ALJR 631 Markby v The Queen (1978) 140 CLR 108 Pemble v The Queen (1971) 124 CLR 107 DECISION : See paras 260-262
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 60180/01 60208/01 60219/01 HEYDON, JA BLANCH, J SMART AJ Tuesday, 10 December 2002
REGINA v ARBEN PUTA REGINA v ZELHKA NITROVIC REGINA v SATUALA NANAI
JUDGMENT 1 HEYDON JA: I agree with Smart AJ.
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