R v Stanley [2004] NSWCCA 278

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Stanley [2004] NSWCCA 278 revised - 19/08/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 04/08/2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 18 August 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Dunford J at 1; Adams J at 2; Howie J at 3 DECISION : The appeal is dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law - Summing up - dock identification - whether directions adequate to warn jury of dangers of identification in circumstances of the case. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 - s 116 CASES CITED : Alexander v The Queen - (1981) 145 CLR 395 Dhanhoa v The Queen [2003] 77 ALJR 1433 PARTIES : Regina v Kurt Frederick Stanley FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60166/04 COUNSEL : G. Rowling - Crown S. Odgers SC - Appellant SOLICITORS : S. Kavanagh - Crown S. O'Connor - Appellant

LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 02/61/0127 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Woods DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 60166/04

DUNFORD J ADAMS J HOWIE J

WEDNESDAY 18 AUGUST 2004 R v Kurt Frederick STANLEY Judgment 1 DUNFORD J: I agree with Howie J. 2 ADAMS J: I agree with Howie J. 3 HOWIE J: Kurt Stanley, the appellant, was convicted by a jury of a robbery in company. He appeals against his conviction on a single ground of appeal contending that the trial judge erred in the directions given to the jury on identification, the only issue raised for the jury's determination during the course of the trial.