NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Pike v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 32
HEARING DATE(S): 13/02/2006
JUDGMENT DATE: 3 March 2006
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; James J at 2; Buddin J at 117
DECISION: Appeal against conviction on counts 7, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 14 allowed. Appeal against conviction on count 1 dismissed. Leave to appeal against the sentence on count 1 granted. Appeal against sentence on count 1 dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW – CONVICTION APPEAL - charges of dishonestly obtaining money by deception – whether verdicts are unreasonable and cannot be supported having regard to the evidence – whether trial judge erred in failing to grant an application by the appellant for an adjournment so as to secure the attendance of witnesses – whether the trial judge failed to correct a mistake in the Crown's closing address – SENTENCE – whether sentencing judge had failed to take into account onerous bail conditions
Crimes Act LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act Criminal Appeal Act
MacKenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348 CASES CITED: RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620 Weiss v The Queen [2005] HCA 81
PARTIES: Andrew Howard John PIKE v REGINA
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2005/1890
COUNSEL: In Person - Appellant Dr P Power SC - Crown
SOLICITORS: - Kavanagh (Solicitor for Public Prosecutions)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 04/11/0427
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: McLoughlin DCJ
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2005/1890
McCLELLAN CJ at CL JAMES J BUDDIN J
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