R v Abou-Chabake [2004] NSWCCA 356

Reported Decision : 149 A Crim R 417

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Abou-Chabake [2004] NSWCCA 356 revised - 29/10/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 10/06/04 25/06/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 October 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Levine J at 2; Kirby J at 3 DECISION : (1) Leave to appeal against sentence granted; (2) The appeals against conviction and against sentence dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal Practice & Procedure - fresh evidence - principles - due diligence - whether tactical decision not to call evidence - whether evidence credible - whether manslaughter open - whether excessive self defence. Evidence Act 1995 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Crimes Amendment (Self Defence) Act 2001 R v Bikic [2002] NSWCCA 227 R v M [2002] NSWCCA 66 R v Sleiman [2003] NSWCCA 231 Ratten v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 510 Lawless v The Queen (1979) 142 CLR 659 Mickelberg v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 259 CASES CITED : Gallagher v The Queen (1986) 160 CLR 392 Edwards v The Queen (1993) 178 CLR 193 Leuschel v Police (1999) 75 SASR 231 Ilic and Sammut (2000) 118 A Crim R 378 R v Abou-Chabake [2003] NSWSC 125 Pemble v The Queen (1971) 124 CLR 107 R v Taylor (2002) 129 A Crim R 146 PARTIES : Regina Andrew Abou-Chabake FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60397/03 COUNSEL : D Howard (Crown/Resp) S Odgers SC (Appl) SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh (Crown/Resp) G Elias (Appl)