R v Bolus and Others [2003] NSWSC 658

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : R v Bolus and Others [2003] NSWSC 658 revised - 19/08/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 04/02/03 - 10/07/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 May 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Howie J at 1 DECISION : Application at the end of the Crown case to direct the jury to acquit each of the accused on the basis that the evidence led by the Crown at its highest proved the existence of two conspiracies and not one as alleged in the indictment is refused.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law and Procedure - Conspiracy - Defence of multiple conspiracies - whether there should be a verdict by direction. Ahern v The Queen (1988) 165 CLR 87 R v Louden (1995) 37 NSWLR 683 CASES CITED : Gerakiteys v The Queen (1984) 153 CLR 317 R v Cotroni (1979) 45 CCC (2d) R v Handleman (1980) 57 CCC (2d) 242 PARTIES : Regina v James Herbert Bolus, Regina v Dominic Darrington Brokenshire, Regina v Bruce Cornwell, Regina v David Paul Dicecco, Regina v Juan Guillermo Diez-Orozco, Regina v Vincent Francis, Regina v John Lawrence, Regina v Daniel Patrick McDougall, Regina v David George Norris FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 70061/02, 70066/02, 70223/02, 70219/02, 70221/02, 70225/02, 70220/02, 70224/02, 70222/02 P. Roberts SC with I. Bourke - Crown S. Kluss - Accused Bolus G. Whitehead - Accused Brokenshire P. Boulten with P. Williams - Accused Cornwell COUNSEL : P. Hogan - Accused Dicecco P. Young - Accused Diez-Orozco R. Cooley - Accused Francis C. Waterstreet - Accused Lawrence B. Rigg - Accused McDougall C. Loukas - Accused Norris Commonwealth DPP - Crown Graham W. Howe & Co., Solicitors - Accused Bolus King's Lawyers - Accused Brokenshire Paul Hardin, Solicitor - Accused Cornwell SOLICITORS : Peter Ash, Solicitor - Accused Dicecco Neil J. O'Connor & Assoc., Solicitors - Accused Diez-Orozco Morgan Ardina Solicitors - Accused Francis Kings Lawyers - Accused Lawrence Barry Watterson, Solicitor - Accused McDougall Rigelsford Jenson & Co., Solicitors - Accused Norris