NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Director of Public Prosecutions v Fraser & O'Donnell [2008] NSWSC 244
HEARING DATE(S) : 18 April 2008
JUDGMENT DATE : 2 May 2008
JURISDICTION : Common Law
JUDGMENT OF : Simpson J
DECISION : Appeals dismissed
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Appeals against order dismissing charge of malicious damages to property - appeal on question of law - notices of contention - whether proceedings be remitted to the Local Court due to error of law - error of law established - extent of power of court to make finding of facts available to magistrate - what constitutes damage - interference with functionality alone insufficient - physical interference or alteration to the property - appeals dismissed - notice of contention upheld
LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 Crimes Act 1900
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Henderson v Battley (unreported) 29 November 1984, English Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, Cox v Riley (1986) 83 CR. APP.R.54 Morphitis v Salmon [1990] Crim LR 48 R v Fisher (1855) LR 1 CCR 7 CASES CITED : Samuels v Stubbs (1972) 4 SASR 200 R v Zischke [1983] Qd.R 240 Hardman v the Chief Constable of Avon and Summerset Constabulary [1986] Crim LR 330 Rowe v Kingerlee [1986] Crim LR 735 R v Tacey [1821] Russ and Ry 458; 168 ER 893 Ranicar v Frigmobile Pty Ltd [1983] Tas R 113
Director of Public Prosecutions (Plaintiff) Kerrie Ann FRASER (Defendant) PARTIES : Terence Patrick O'DONNELL (Defendant)
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