NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : Regina v Dennis John Adams [2004] NSWCCA 279 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 August 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 18 August 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Dunford J at 1; Adams J at 41; Howie J at 42 DECISION : Appeal against conviction dismissed - leave to appeal against sentence granted but appeal dismissed
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Evidence - relevance - probative value - unfair prejudice - identification - similarity - sufficiency of directions - CRIMINAL LAW - Sentencing - armed robbery - whether sentence excessive - special circumstances - variation of statutory ratio LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1995 Evidence Act 1995 Domican v The Queen (1992) 173 CLR 555 Festa v The Queen [2001] HCA 72, 208 CLR 593 Pitkin v The Queen (1995) 69 ALJR 612 CASES CITED : R v Clarke (1993) 71 A Crim R 58 R v Coe [2002] NSWCCA 385 R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 PARTIES : Regina v Dennis John Adams FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60107/04 COUNSEL : D M L Woodburne - Crown S M Kluss - Appellant SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh - Crown Ross Hill & Associates - Appellant
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 02/11/0665; 02/11/0664 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Hock DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
- 13 - IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 60107/04
DUNFORD J ADAMS J HOWIE J
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