R v Yammine & Chami [2002] NSWCCA 289

Reported Decision : (2002) 132 A Crim R 44

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Yammine & Chami [2002] NSWCCA 289 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60562/01; 60563/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 12 July 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 July 2002

PARTIES : Regina v Youssef Yammine Regina v Walid Chami JUDGMENT OF : Hodgson JA at 1; Studdert J at 2; Bell J at 84

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 00/21/0296 00/21/0297 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Armitage DCJ OFFICER :

R.A. Herps (Crown) COUNSEL : G. Nicholson QC/B.W. Cross (Yammine) B.W. Walker SC/G.A. Bashir (Chami) S.E. O'Connor (Crown) SOLICITORS : Susan N. Goodsell (Yammine) Sachs Gerace Lawyers (Chami) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - trial by jury - testimony of Crown witness - issue of credibility - necessity for warning - whether warning given sufficient - Evidence Act, s.165. CRIMINAL LAW - trial by jury - introduction by Crown Prosecutor of assessment of credibility of Crown witness attributed to judge (other than trial judge) who had earlier sentenced the witness - whether resulting miscarriage. CRIMINAL LAW - trial by jury - whether verdict on each count unsafe and unsatisfactory. LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Rules Evidence Act R v Stewart (2000-2001) 52 NSWLR 301 R v Vo [2001] NSWCCA 67 R v Clout (1995) 41 NSWLR 312 Domican v The Queen (1992) 173 CLR 555 CASES CITED: Pitkin v The Queen (1995) 130 ALR 35 R v Siebel & Anor (1991) 59 A Crim R 105 R v McDonald (1984) 1NSWLR 428 R v Fedler (1989) 42 A Crim R 5 R v Stevens [2001] NSWCCA 330 R v Reardon & Ors [2002] NSWCCA 203 DECISION : Each appeal allowed; convictions of each appellant and sentences imposed on each appellant quashed; new trials ordered.