NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : Regina v Meher [2004] NSWCCA 355 HEARING DATE(S) : 23/9/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 October 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1; Buddin J at 154; Shaw J at 155 DECISION : 1.Appeal against conviction allowed; 2.Convictions and sentences below quashed; 3. Direct that there be a new trial.
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - wounding with intent to murder ex-wife - assault of son - plea of not guilty - whether trial Judge's summing up was unfairly balanced in favour of Prosecution. LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 - ss 27, 61 Firearms Act 1996 - s 7(1) B v The Queen (1992) 175 CLR 599 Domican v The Queen (1992) 173 CLR 555 Pemble v The Queen (1971) 124 CLR 107 R v Broadhurst (1964) AC 441 R v Courtney-Smith (No 2) (1990) 48 A Crim R 49 R v Heuston (1995) 81 A Crim R 387 R v Inamata (2003) 137 A Crim R 510 CASES CITED : R v Malone NSWCCA 20 April 1994 R v RTB [2002] NSWCCA 104 R v Rugari (2001) 122 A Crim R 1 Regina v Schmahl [1965] VR 745 R v TAB [2002] NSWCCA 274 Regina v Tomazos NSWCCA 6 August 1971 RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620 Tsigos v The Queen (1965) 39 ALJR 76 PARTIES : Regina Charanjit Meher FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA CCAP 2004/1778; (formerly 60219/04) COUNSEL : J Girdham (Crown) J Stratton SC SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh (Crown) S E O'Connor
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