R v Matthews; R v Williams [2004] NSWCCA 259

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Matthews; R v Williams [2004] NSWCCA 259 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 March 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 August 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Simpson J at 1; Sperling J at 81; Bergin J at 83 DECISION : In each case, appeal dismissed

CATCHWORDS : jointly committed offences - supply of not less than the commercial quantity of cannabis leaf - supply of not less than the traffickable quantity of methylamphetamine - whether each of the appellants knew of the existence of cannabis in the trailer - directions to jury as to appellants' knowledge of the cannabis - direction to jury on tendency or coincidence reasoning - direction to the jury concerning possession - unreasonable verdicts Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) s47A LEGISLATION CITED : Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 s25, s29, Evidence Act 1995 s97, s98 He Kaw Teh v The Queen (1985) 157 CLR 523 KRM v The Queen [2001] HCA 11; 206 CLR 221 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 R v Anderson (unreported) NSWCCA, 15 December 1983 CASES CITED : R v Bazley (unreported) NSWCCA, 23 March 1989 R v Burns (unreported), NSWCCA, 19 August 1988 R v Duong [2003] NSWCCA 55, unreported, 10 March 2003 R v Filippetti (1978) 13 A Crim R 335 The Queen v Myall (1986) 43 SASR 258 Crown - Respondent PARTIES : Rodney James Matthews - Appellant Sahrita May Williams - Appellant FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60409/03; 60408/03 COUNSEL : D Woodburne - Crown P Boulten SC - Appellants SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh - Crown J Bettens - Appellants