R v Cornwell and Others [2003] NSWSC 657

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : R v Cornwell and Others [2003] NSWSC 657 revised - 19/08/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 04/02/03 - 10/07/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 18 March 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Howie J at 1 DECISION : The evidence should be admitted except that part relating to a .22 with a silencer.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law and Procedure - Admissibility of evidence of conversations between alleged co-conspirators relating to firearm LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 - s 137 CASES CITED : Harriman v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 590 Sultana (1992) 74 A Crim R 27 PARTIES : Regina v Richard Bruce Cornwell, Regina v John Lawrence, Regina v Juan Guillermo Diez-Orozco, Regina v Dominic Darrington Brokenshire, Regina v David George Norris FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 70223/02, 70220/02, 70221/02, 70066/02, 70222/02 P. Roberts SC with I. Bourke - Crown P. Boulten with P. Williams - Accused Cornwell COUNSEL : C. Waterstreet - Accused Lawrence P. Young - Accused Diez-Orozco G. Whitehead - Accused Brokenshire C. Loukas - Accused Norris Commonwealth DPP - Crown Paul Hardin, Solicitor - Accused Cornwell SOLICITORS : King's Lawyers - Accused Lawrence Neil J. O'Connor & Assoc., Solicitors - Accused Diez-Orozco King's Lawyers - Accused Brokenshire Rigelsford Jenson Co., Solicitors - Accused Norris

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES CRIMINAL DIVISION

HOWIE J

TUESDAY 18 MARCH 2003

70223/02 REGINA v Richard Bruce CORNWELL 70220/02 REGINA v John LAWRENCE 70221/02 REGINA v Juan Guillermo DIEZ-OROZCO 70066/02 REGINA v Dominic Darrington BROKENSHIRE 70222/02 REGINA v David George NORRIS