Ilioski v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 164

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Ilioski v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 164

HEARING DATE(S): 7 February 2006

JUDGMENT DATE: 10 July 2006

JUDGMENT OF: Hunt AJA at [1], [170]; Adams J at [165]; Latham J at [169]

DECISION: 1. The appeal against conviction is dismissed.; 2. The application for leave to appeal against sentence is refused.; 3. The appellant is to surrender himself into custody to serve the remainder of his sentence.

CATCHWORDS: Appellant charged with wounding with intent to murder or alternatively to do grievous bodily harm - found guilty of the statutory alternative of malicious wounding - principal issue at trial was identification - whether verdict unreasonable - whether directions given on issue of identification adequate - trial judge's obligation under s 116 of the Evidence Act 1995, to inform the jury of special need for caution both generally and in the circumstances of the particular case, arises whatever defence is raised and however the case is conducted - that obligation relates to the reliability of the identification evidence, not to its honesty - bias does not fall within s 116, and obligation to give directions relating to bias depends on how the case was conducted - need for identification parade, s 114 of the Evidence Act - negative identification evidence - compromise verdict - whether miscarriage of justice based on accumulation of conduct by appellant's counsel at trial.

Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence Act 1995 Jury Act 1977

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