REGINA v TS [2004] NSWCCA 38

144 A Crim R 124 Reported Decision : Readers of this judgment should be aware that section 11 of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 permits the Court to publish this official report of its proceedings, while prohibiting persons generally from publishing or broadcasting the accused's name in this matter.

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : REGINA v TS [2004] NSWCCA 38 revised - 05/03/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 and 22 October 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 March 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Wood CJ at CL at 1; Sully J at 43 DECISION : Conviction set aside and new trial ordered (by majority)

CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - fair trial - separate trial ordered by Court of Appeal - trial held back to back with related trial - sensational media reporting of guilty verdict in earlier trial - Crown prosecutors - inapproprateness of comments to media. (D) Chami (2002) 128 A Crim R 428 Crofts v The Queen (1996) 186 CLR 427 Driscoll v The Queen [1977] 137 CLR 517 Georgiou (2002) 131 A Crim R 150 Gilbert v The Queen (2000) 201 CLR 414 House v The King [1936] 55 CLR 499 CASES CITED : Maric v The Queen (1978) 52 ALJR 631 Mraz v The Queen (1955) 93 CLR 493 Murphy v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 94 R v Boland [1974] VR 849 Reg v Gordon [1994] 71 A Crim R 459 R v Long; Ex parte Attorney-General (Qld) [2003] QCA 77). Re K [2002] NSWCCA 374 The Queen v Glennon (1992) 173 CLR 592 PARTIES : REGINA TS FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60180/03 COUNSEL : Crown: D Frearson/ D Arnott Appellant: P Strickland SOLICITORS : Crown: S Kavanagh (Director of Public Prosecutions) Appellant: Mark Klees & Assoc