Davis v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 392

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Davis v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 392

HEARING DATE(S): 24/08/2006

JUDGMENT DATE: 11 December 2006

JUDGMENT OF: Basten JA at 1; Whealy J at 2; Howie J at 3

DECISION: The appeal is dismissed.

CATCHWORDS: Criminal Law - Offences - Crimes Act s 86 - Kidnapping - history of the offence - whether "take or detain" creates two offences - refusal to admit evidence of doctor's report - whether miscarriage - whether indictment gave rise to double jepoardy or otherwise an abuse of process.

Crimes Act 1900 - ss 33, 59(1), 85A, 86, 89, 90A, 157A Criminal Procedure Act 1986 - s 16(1) Habeus Corpus Act 1679 - s 11 Criminal Law Amendment Act 1883 (NSW) - ss 45, 46, 48 LEGISLATION CITED: Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (Imp) - ss 24, 25 Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) - s 63A Crimes (Amendment) Act - No. 70 of 1961 Crimes Amendment (Gang and Vehicle Related Offences) Act - Act 84 of 2001 Criminal Legislation Amendment Act - Act 117 of 2001 Evidence Act 1995 - s 177

Beckwith v The Queen (1976) 135 CLR 569 R v Baily (1686) Comb 10 The People v Edge [1943] IR 115 R v D [1984] AC 778 R v Field (unreported, NSWCCA, 18 August 1988) R v Nguyen and Tran [1998] 4 VR 394 Smith v State, Wisconsin Supreme Court, Orton J, 1885, reported in (1885) 6 Criminal Law Magazine 708 R v Wellard [1978] 3 All ER 161 R v Macquarie (1875) 13 SCR (NSW) 246 Hunter v Johnson (1883-84) LR 13 QBD 225 CASES CITED: State v Hauptmann 115 NJL 412 R v Robson and Collett [1978] 1 NSWLR 73 R v Manwaring [1983] 2 NSWLR 82 R v DMC (2002) 137 A Crim R 246 R v Campbell and Brennan [1981] Qd R 516 R v Reid [1972] 2 All ER 1350 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 Walsh v Tattersall (1996) 188 CLR 77 Hannes v DPP (Cth) (No. 2) [2006] NSWCCA 373 Island Marine Limited v Filipowski (2006) 80 ALJR 1168 Connelly v Director of Public Prosecutions [1964] AC 1254