DRE v REGINA [2006] NSWCCA 280

Reported Decision : 164 A Crim R 400

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: DRE v REGINA [2006] NSWCCA 280

HEARING DATE(S): 6 March 2006

JUDGMENT DATE: 7 September 2006

JUDGMENT OF: Spigelman CJ at 1; Simpson J at 46; Adams J at 83

DECISION: Appeal dismissed

CATCHWORDS: Conviction appeal - delay - Longman direction - whether adequate - appeal dismissed (by majority)

LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Appeal Rules r 4 Evidence Act 1906 (WA) s36BE(1)

Crampton v The Queen [2000] HCA 60; 206 CLR 161 Doggett v The Queen (2001) 208 CLR 343 JJB v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 126 Longman v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 79 CASES CITED: R v BWT (2002) 54 NSWLR 241 R v DRE [2004] NSWCCA 305 R v Johnston (1998) 45 NSWLR 362 R v Kesisyan [2003] NSWCCA 259 R v WSP [2005] NSWCCA 427 Robinson v R [2006] NSWCCA 192

DRE (Appellant) PARTIES: v REGINA

FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2005/2148

COUNSEL: Mr C B Craigie SC (Appellant) Mr P G Ingram (Crown)

SOLICITORS: Mr S O'Connor (Appellant) Mr S Kavanagh (Crown)

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court

LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 04/51/0133

LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Freeman DCJ

LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 28/02/05

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2005/2148

SPIGELMAN CJ SIMPSON J ADAMS J