R v Mason [2003] NSWCCA 331

Reported Decision : 140 A Crim R 274

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Mason [2003] NSWCCA 331 HEARING DATE(S) : 1 October 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 December 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Tobias JA at 1; Howie J at 59; Shaw J at 60 DECISION : Appeal against conviction should be dismissed

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - appeal on conviction for theft - whether trial judge should have admitted tendency/coincidence evidence - ND LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995, ss97(1), 98(1), 101(2) R v Ellis [2003] NSWCCA 319 Pfennig v The Queen (1995) 182 CLR 461 Hoch v The Queen (1988) 165 CLR 292 CASES CITED : R v Lock (1997) 91 A Crim R 356 R v Folbigg (2003) NSWCCA 17 R v AH (1997) 42 nswlr 702 R v WRC (2002) 130 A Crim R s9 PARTIES : Regina Samuel Mason FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60179/03 COUNSEL : A: J Stratton C: D Howard SOLICITORS : A: B Sandland C: C K Smith

LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 02/21/1004 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT O'Reilly DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL CCA 60179/03 DC 02/21/1004

TOBIAS JA HOWIE J SHAW J

Wednesday 17 December 2003 R v SAMUEL MASON

Judgment

1 TOBIAS JA: On 3 May 2002, Samuel Mason (the appellant) was convicted by a jury of the charge of robbery with an offensive weapon. On 7 November 2002, Judge O'Reilly sentenced the appellant to 3 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 2 years and 3 months. This appeal concerns only the appellant's conviction.