NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 139 A Crim R 314
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : Regina v SLACK [2003] NSWCCA 93 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 March 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 April 2003
JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Wood CJ at CL at 51; Smart AJ at 52 DECISION : 1 Appeal allowed; 2 Quash the convictions and direct a judgment and verdicts of acquittal to be entered; 3 Crown appeal against sentence dismissed.
CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - Evidence - Cross-examination of accused - Matters collateral to facts in issue - Where beyond bounds of legitimate cross-examination to credit Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence (Children) Act 1997 Evidence Act 1995 Bickel v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1981) 2 NSWLR 474 Harris v Tippett (1811) 2 Camp 637; (1811) 170 ER 1277 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 R v Dent (unreported) CCA 14 March 1991 CASES CITED : R v Evans (unreported) CCA 24 March 1988 R v Eyles (1963) 47 Cr App R 260 R v Johnston (1998) 45 NSWLR 362 Wentworth v Rogers (No 10) (1987) 8 NSWLR 398 Wren v Emmett Contractors Pty Ltd (1969) 43 ALJR 213 PARTIES : Shane Robert Slack - Appellant Crown - Respondent FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60486/02; 60500/00 COUNSEL : P J O'Donnell - Appellant L M B Lamprati - Crown SOLICITORS : John Taylor - Appellant S E O'Connor - Crown
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 02/21/1118 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Viney QC DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
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