NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision: 182 A Crim R 227
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: RODDEN v REGINA [2008] NSWCCA 53
HEARING DATE(S): Tuesday 4 September 2007, Wednesday 5 December 2007
JUDGMENT DATE: 20 March 2008
JUDGMENT OF: Beazley JA at 1; Hall J at 2; Fullerton J at 138
DECISION: (a) Appeal upheld. (b) Convictions entered on 13 November 2006 are set aside. (c) Pursuant to s.8(1) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912, order that there be a new trial.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW – Evidence – Admissibility – Tendency evidence – Relationship evidence – Inadequacy of directions by trial judge – Substantial miscarriage of justice
Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED: Evidence Act 1995 Criminal Appeal Act 1912
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
B v The Queen (1992) 175 CLR 599 BRS v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 275 Carr v Finance Corporation of Australia Limited (No 1) (1981) 147 CLR 246 DRE v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 280 Eastman v Director of Public Prosecutions (ACT) (2003) 198 ALR 1 Foggin v Lacey (2003) 57 IPR 225 Gipp v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 106 KBT v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 417 Libke v The Queen (2007) 235 ALR 517 CASES CITED : M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 Mraz v The Queen (1955) 93 CLR 493 Qualtieri v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 95 Regina v AH (1997) 42 NSWLR 702 Regina v Beserick (1993) 66 A Crim R 419 Regina v Ellis (2003) 58 NSWLR 700 Regina v Hagarty [2004] NSWCCA 89 Regina v Hartley [1941] 1 KB 5 Regina v Vonarx [1999] 3 VR 618 Regina v Wickham (NSWCCA, unreported 17 December 1991) Weiss v The Queen (2005) 224 CLR 300
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