Khamis v Regina [2010] NSWCCA 179

Reported Decision: 203 A Crim R 121

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Khamis v Regina [2010] NSWCCA 179 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 21/07/2010

JUDGMENT DATE: 19 August 2010

JUDGMENT OF: Campbell JA at 1; Simpson J at 4; Whealy J at 5

1. Appeal be allowed DECISION: 2. The conviction be quashed and the sentence set aside 3. There be a new trial

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - Appeal against conviction - Miscarriage of justice - Appellant prohibited from putting his case - Rule in Browne v Dunn - Remedies available in criminal trial where rule breached - Availability of exclusion of evidence in New South Wales where rule breached - Generally a matter of last resort in a criminal trial - need to relate remedy to circumstances of particular case

LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act (NSW) Evidence Act 1995

Adamson v Ede [2009] NSWCA 379 at [56], [62] Allied Pastoral Holdings Pty Ltd v FCT (1983) 1 NSWLR 1 at 16 Archer v Richard Crookes Construction Pty Ltd (1997) 15 NSWCCR 297 at 302-304 per Mason P and Beazley JA Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Bulstrode v Trimble (1970) VR 840 at 849-9) Heaton v Luczka (NSWCA, 3 March 1998, unreported) at 3 per Beazley JA MWJ v The Queen [2006] 80 ALJR 329; [2005] HCA 74 Payless Superbarn v O'Gara (1990) 19 NSWLR at 556-7 Precision Plastics v Demie (1975) 132 CLR at 371 RWB v R; R v RWB [2010] NSWCCA 147 CASES CITED : R v Allen (1989) VR 736 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 at 688-690 R v Body (unreported, NSWCCA, 28 August 1994) R v Burns (1999) 107 A Crim R 330 R v Liristis (2004) 146 A Crim R 547 at 562 per Kirby J R v Zorad (1990) 19 NSWLR 91 Scalize v Bezzina [2003] NSWCA 362 Schneidas (No 2) (1981) 4 A Crim R 101 Seymour v Australia Broadcasting Commission (1977) 19 NSWLR 219 at (236-237) Tomasevic v Travaglini [2007] VSC 337 West v Mead [2003] NSWSC 161; (2003) 13 BPR 24, 431 at [94]-[99]