R v Rose [2002] NSWCCA 455

Reported Decision : (2002) 55 NSWLR 701

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Rose [2002] NSWCCA 455 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60086/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 4/10/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 November 2002

PARTIES : Regina Jeffrey William Spencer Rose JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1; Howie J at 1; Smart AJ at 314

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 70032/01 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Kirby J OFFICER :

COUNSEL : G I O Rowling (Crown) S Odgers SC with Mr J Stratton SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor D J Humphreys CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW -Murder - circumstantial case - trial held 18 years after alleged offence - important evidence lost or destroyed - combination of a number of doubts over evidence - verdict unreasonable and inconsistent with the evidence. - CRIMINAL LAW - Murder - Identification evidence - Identification of deceased rather than accused - whether appropriate that warning to jury be given. - CRIMINAL LAW -Murder -Hearsay evidence - representation - silence or refusal to answer question as an implied representation. - CRIMINAL LAW -Murder - Expert Witness - whether relevantly qualified - highly complex evidence. - CRIMINAL LAW -Murder - Crown recall of Witness - interests of Justice required that the matter be clarified. Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 Adam v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 96 Arthurs v Attorney General for Northern Ireland (1971) 55 CAR 161 Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Bellavista Pty Ltd v Sovereign Motor Inns Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCA 279 Chidiac v The Queen (1991) 171 CLR 432 De Gruchy v The Queen [2002] HCA 33 Domican v The Queen (1992) 173 CLR 555 Dyers v The Queen [2002] HCA 45 Hall v The Queen [1971] 1 WLR 299 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439 Kelleher v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 534 at 551 Lee v The Queen (1998) 195 CLR 594 Legione v Hateley (1983) 152 CLR 406 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 CASES CITED: Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 Milliman v Rochester Ry Co 3 App Div 109 Papakosmas v The Queen (1999) 196 CLR 297 Reid (Junior) v The Queen (1990) 1 AC 363 Rex v Christie [1914] AC 545 R v Baker [2001] NSWCCA 151 R v Beserick (1993) 30 NSWLR 510 R v Bulejcik (NSWCCA, 21 July 1994 R v Evans (1992) 142 FLR 319 R v G (1997) 42 NSWLR 451 R v Reeves (1992) 29 NSWLR 109 R v Stewart (2001) 52 NSWLR 301 R v Turnbull [1977] QB 224 Union Bank of Australia Ltd v Puddy [1949] VLR 242 Velevski v The Queen 76 ALJR 402 at [ Westpac Banking Corporation v Robinson (1993) 30 NSWLR 668 DECISION : Appeal allowed. Conviction and sentence quashed.