NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: SWANSSON, David Anthony v R (Cth) [2008] NSWCCA 56
HEARING DATE(S): 13 February 2008
JUDGMENT DATE: 18 March 2008
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Grove J at 2; Simpson J at 3
DECISION: Matter to be re-listed for the purpose of making formal orders in relation to the proposed amendments
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against conviction – whether verdict of guilty unreasonable – multiple indictments – accessory to an attempt to import not less than the commercial quantity of a prohibited drug – knowingly take part in the supply of not less than the large commercial quantity of the drug – verdict of guilty not unreasonable – no miscarriage of justice
LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Appeal Act 1912
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; 181 CLR 487 CASES CITED : MFA v The Queen [2002] HCA 53; 213 CLR 606 Swansson v R; Henry v R [2007] NSWCCA 67
PARTIES: SWANSSON, David Anthony (Appellant) Regina (Cth) (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2006/5502
COUNSEL: P F Hogan (Appellant) W J Abraham QC/C S Dobraszczyk (Respondent)
SOLICITORS: Gregory Goold (Appellant) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 04/11/1410
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Woods DCJ
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 10 February 2006
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2006/5502
McCLELLAN CJ at CL GROVE J SIMPSON J
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