NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Causevic v R [2008] NSWCCA 238
HEARING DATE(S): 13 August 2008
JUDGMENT DATE: 14 October 2008
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Barr J at 50; Price J at 51
DECISION: Appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW – Appeal against conviction – Malicious wounding with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm – Conduct of prosecutor in addressing the jury – Whether prosecutor's comments were improper and prejudicial – Whether prosecutor's submission not based on the evidence – Whether prosecutor conveyed personal opinion – Whether prosecutor encouraged impermissible line of reasoning – Whether prosecutor belittled and disparaged the defence case
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
Gonzales v R [2007] NSWCCA 321 Libke v The Queen (2007) 230 CLR 559; (2007) 81 ALJR 1309 Livermore v R [2006] NSWCCA 334; (2006) 67 NSWLR 659 Puchalski v R [2007] NSWCCA 220 R v Ita (2003) 139 A Crim R 340 R v Jovanovic (1997) 42 NSWLR 520 R v KNP [2006] NSWCCA 213; (2006) 66 NSWLR 227 CASES CITED : R v Liristis (2004) 146 A Crim R 547 R v McCullough (1982) 6 A Crim R 274 R v Rugari (2001) 122 A Crim R 1 R v Saffron (1989) 17 NSWLR 395 at 434 R v Smith [2000] NSWCCA 468 South v R [2007] NSWCCA 117 Tekely & Nagle v R [2007] NSWCCA 75 Whitehorn v The Queen (1983) 152 CLR 657 Wilson v R [2006] NSWCCA 217 [55]
PARTIES: Damir Causevic (Appellant) The Crown
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