R v K [2003] NSWCCA 406

Reported Decision : 59 NSWLR 431 144 A Crim R 468

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v K [2003] NSWCCA 406 revised - 29/01/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 5 December 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 December 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1; Grove J at 95; Dunford J at 96 DECISION : 1. Appeal allowed; 2. Conviction and sentence quashed; 3. Direct a new trial.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Appeal against conviction - whether murder trial miscarried if jury sought and found irrelevant, inadmissible and highly prejudicial material concerning the appellant. Contempt of Court Act 1981 (UK) LEGISLATION CITED : Juries Act 1974 (UK) Jury Act 1977 (NSW) Jury Act 1995 (Qld) Attorney General (NSW) v Mayas Pty Limited (1988) 14 NSWLR 342 Attorney General for New South Wales v Murphy [1869] 21 LT 598 Clamp v Lyne [1895] 11 WN (NSW) 108 John Fairfax and Sons Limited v Police Tribunal of NSW (1986) 5 NSWLR 465 Lalchan Nassan v The State [1986] AC 860 Nesbitt v Parrett [1902] 18 TLR 510 Ras Behari Lal v The King-Emporor [1933] 1 All ER 723 R v Allan [2002] 133 A Crim R 444 R v Bell [1998] NSWCCA 131 R v Booth (1982) 8 A Crim R 4 R v Brown (1907) 7 SR (NSW) 290 R v Cant [2002] NTCCA 8 R v Chapman (1976) 63 Cr App R 75 R v Cogley [2000] VSCA 231 R v Dudko [2002] NSWCCA 336 R v Emmett, R v Masland (1988) 14 NSWLR 327 CASES CITED : Regina v Fairclough Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court of Western Australia 14 February 1995 R v HJS [2000] NSWCCA 205 R v Landsdell NSWCCA 22 May 1995 R v Laws [No 2] (2000) 116 A Crim R 70 R v Marsland NSWCCA 17 July 1991 R v McLaclan [2000] VSC 215 R v Minarowska and Kozial (1995) 83 A Crim R 78 R v Papadopoulos [1979] 1 NZLR 621 Regina v Rinaldi & Kessey (1993) 30 NSWLR 605 R v Roads [1967] 2 QB 108 R v Rudkowsky NSWCCA 15 December 1992 R v Sumner (1985) 19 A Crim R 210 R v Thompson [1962] 1 All ER 65 R v Woolcott Forbes (1944) 44 SR (NSW) 333 R v Wooler [1817] 2 Stark 111 R v Young [1995] 2 QB 324 Re Mathews & Ford [1973] VR 199 Vaise v Delaval [1785] 1 TR 11 Webb v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 41 PARTIES : Regina K FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60076/03 COUNSEL : M G Sexton SC with J A Quilter (Crown) M Thangaraj and J McLachlan SOLICITORS : C K Smith (Crown) S E O'Connor