REGINA v. NGUYEN [2002] NSWCCA 342

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : REGINA v. NGUYEN [2002] NSWCCA 342 revised - 23/08/2002 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA No. 60675 of 2001 HEARING DATE(S) : Friday 28 June 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 August 2002

PARTIES : REGINA v. NGUYEN, Freedom JUDGMENT OF : Giles JA at 1; Dunford J at 2; Greg James J at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 01/21/3145 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Coleman, DCJ. OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Crown: D.M. Woodburne App: T.J. Golding SOLICITORS : Crown: S.E. O'Connor App: D.J. Humphreys CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - appeal - robbery - identification - application to withdraw evidence - unfair prejudice - appropriate identification directions - point not taken at trial - Rule 4 - exculpatory statements in ERISP - whether appropriate jury be directed on relevance of absence of cross-examination - accused not giving evidence - appropriate direction - Rule 4 - inapplicability of earlier decisions after High Court decision in Azzopardi & Davis v. The Queen. LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Evidence Act 1995 Nguyen [2002] NSWCCA 267 Doney (1990) 171 CLR 207 Gugaga (1994) 74 A. Crim. R. 190 Domican (1992) 173 CLR 555 Blick [2000] NSWCCA 61 CASES CITED: Mitton [2002] NSWCCA 124 M (1994) 181 CLR 487 Horton (1998) 45 NSWLR 426 Bargwann (CCA, unreported 15 June 1998) OGD (CCA, unreported 3 June 1997) Jones v. Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Azzopardi & Davis (2001) 205 CLR 50 DECISION : Appeal against conviction dismissed.