Chahine v R [2006] NSWCCA 179

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Chahine v R [2006] NSWCCA 179

HEARING DATE(S): 13 April 2006

JUDGMENT DATE: 7 June 2006

JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Hoeben J at 2; Johnson J at 3

DECISION: Appeal against conviction dismissed.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against conviction - aggravated robbery - Crown case based upon circumstantial evidence - location of appellant's fingerprints at crime scene and on getaway car - victim identified another person and excluded appellant in photographic identification - erroneous direction concerning factual findings favourable to appellant - whether miscarriage of justice - whether verdict unreasonable

LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912

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