R v Duong [2003] NSWCCA 55

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Duong [2003] NSWCCA 55 revised - 10/03/2003 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 March 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 March 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Giles JA at 1; Dunford J at 25; Smart AJ at 26 DECISION : Appeal dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - possession of heroin - whether necessary to direct jury that Crown had to negative the possibility that in the possession of someone else - direction depends on evidence and issue at trial - full directions on what was possession - including exclusivity and on burden and standard of proof - the specific direction not required - whether finding of guilt open to jury - finding open. M v The Queen, (1994) 181 CLR 207; R v Anderson, CCA, 15 December 1983, unreported; CASES CITED : R v Bazley, CCA, 23 March 1989, unreported; R v Filipetti, (1983) 13 A Crim R 335; R v Sobolewski, CCA, 21 April 1998, unreported; R v Trotter, [1999] NSWCCA 90. PARTIES : R v Thi Hong Hanh DUONG FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60258/02 COUNSEL : C V Jeffreys - Appellant R Hulme SC - Crown SOLICITORS : Jeffreys & Associates - Appellant S E O'Connor - Crown

LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC 02/21/3071 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Morgan DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL CCA 60258/02 DC 01/21/3071

GILES JA DUNFORD J SMART AJ