R v El-Hayek [2004] NSWCCA 25

Reported Decision : 144 A Crim R 90

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v El-Hayek [2004] NSWCCA 25 HEARING DATE(S) : 13/11/2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 27 February 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Hodgson JA at 1; Grove J at 2; Howie J at 3 DECISION : Appeal against conviction is dismissed, leave to appeal against the severity of the sentence is granted but the appeal is dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law and Procedure - Separate trials - whether miscarriage arose from joint trial of charges - whether conduct of Crown caused a miscarriage - Failure to discharge jury - Summing up - adequacy of directions on uncharged criminal conduct. Crimes Act 1900 - s 77(22) (now repealed) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 - s 5F LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Procedure Act 1986 - s 29 Evidence Act 1995 - ss 97, 98, 137 Crimes (Sentencing) Procedure Act 1999 - s 44 R v Guldur (1986) 8 NSWLR 12 Verma (1987) 30 A Crim R 441 Gipp v the Queen (1998) 194 CLR 106 R v TAB [2002] NSWCCA 274 R v Marsh [2000] NSWCCA 370 R v Weaver (1931) 45 CLR 321 Markby v The Queen (1978) 140 CLR 108 CASES CITED : Harriman v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 590 BRS v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 275 R v Stewart (2001) 52 NSWLR 301 Crampton v The Queen (2000) 206 CLR 161 R v Ball (1990) 77 WN (NSW) 605 Domican (No. 3) (1990) 46 A Crim R 428 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623 PARTIES : Regina v Nakle El-Hayek FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60227/03 COUNSEL : G. Rowling - Crown T. Golding - Appellant SOLICITORS : C.K. Smith - Crown S. O'Connor - Appellant