R v Livingstone [2004] NSWCCA 407

Reported Decision : 150 A Crim R 117

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Livingstone [2004] NSWCCA 407 HEARING DATE(S) : 1 March 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 November 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Simpson J at 1; Kirby J at 110; Bell J at 111 DECISION : Appeal against conviction dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : Appeal against conviction - importation into Australia of not less that the commercial quantity of cannabis - perjury - whether any miscarriage of justice resulted from failure of the Crown to make available copies of documents - prosecution's duty of disclosure - Evidence Act 1995, s165 unreliable evidence - directions concerning cross-examination of prosecution witnesses Customs Act 1901 s233B(d) LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s6(1) Crime Commission Act 1985 s20 Evidence Act 1995 s164, s165 Grey v The Queen [2001] HCA 65; 75 ALJR 1708; Mickelberg v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 259 R v AGJ, unreported, NSWCCA, 30 October 1997 R v Brown (Winston) [1998] AC 367 R v Chen & Ors [2002] NSWCCA 174 R v Kerrie Anne Clarke (1997) 97 A Crim R 414 CASES CITED : R v Ellis [2003] NSWCCA 319; 58 NSWLR 700; 144 A Crim R 1; ALMD5165 R v Keane [1994] 2 All ER 478 R v Reardon [2004] NSWCCA 32 R v Sneza Suteski [2002] NSWCCA 509 R v Laverne Terrence Williams (1990) 50 A Crim R 213 R v Zorad (1990) 19 NSWLR 91 The Queen v Pollitt (1992) 174 CLR 554 PARTIES : Crown Kenneth Robert Livingstone - Appellant FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 2001/2653 COUNSEL : M Bracks/ P Musgrave - Crown IS Lloyd QC - Appellant SOLICITORS : Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions - Crown Samuel Griffith Chambers - Appellant