Regina v Stone [2005] NSWCCA 344

Reported Decision : 157 A Crim R 41 64 NSWLR 413

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

Regina v Stone [2005] NSWCCA 344 CITATION: This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 20/9/05

JUDGMENT DATE: 24 October 2005

JUDGMENT OF: Hunt AJA at 1; Hislop J at 73; Smart AJ at 74

DECISION: Crown appeal dismissed

CATCHWORDS: Autrefois convict - plea in bar in nature of autrefois convict- not permitted while plea of not guilty remains standing on the record - leave to withdraw plea of not guilty if plea in bar a good one - Autrefois convict - plea in bar in nature of autrefois convict- requirement that both conviction (in the sense of a finding of guilt) and sentence (in the sense of the final disposal of the case) must be established by the accused - Autrefois convict - plea in bar in nature of autrefois convict- judge's ruling that plea in bar had been made out when there had not be a sentence erroneous - ruling a final decision disposing of the proceedings - acquittal - no Crown appeal lies from that ruling whether pursuant to s 5F of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 or otherwise.

Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Code (Tasmania), Schedule 1 to Criminal Code Act 1924 LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 (Victoria)

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