ALRAMADAN v DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS (NSW) [2007] NSWCCA 322

Appeal Outcome: Special leave dismissed by the High Court - 2 December 2008 - [2008] HCASL 575

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: ALRAMADAN v DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS (NSW) [2007] NSWCCA 322

HEARING DATE(S): 30 August 2007

JUDGMENT DATE: 23 November 2007

JUDGMENT OF: Basten JA at 1; Latham J at 60; Rothman J at 61

(1) Grant leave to appeal against conviction, if required. DECISION: (2) Dismiss the appeal.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL APPEAL – rejection of expert evidence tendered by accused – relevance of expert evidence – miscarriage of justice – operation of proviso – Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) s 6(1) - EVIDENCE – expert evidence – relevance – basis of rejection – Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 55, 79 and 80.

Crimes Act 1958 (Vic), s 568 LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5, 6 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 46, 55, 56, 79, 80, 135, 137

Bray v Ford [1896] AC 44 Conway v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 203 Darkan v R (2006) 227 CLR 373 Hannes v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (No. 2) [2006] NSWCCA 373, (2006) 165 A Crim R 151; (2006) 205 FLR 217 Krishna v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2007] NSWCCA 318 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 CASES CITED: MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606 MWJ v The Queen (2005) 80 ALJR 329 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 R v Grills (1910) 11 CLR 400 R v Liristis [2004] NSWCCA 287, (2004) 146 A Crim R 547 Rend v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 41, (2006) 160 A Crim R 178 Weiss v The Queen (2005) 224 CLR 300 Williams v The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 278