Rasic v R; Johnny Lee Vella v R; Damien Charles Vella v R [2009] NSWCCA 202

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Rasic v R; Johnny Lee Vella v R; Damien Charles Vella v R [2009] NSWCCA 202

HEARING DATE(S): 22 July 2009

JUDGMENT DATE: 18 August 2009

JUDGMENT OF: Basten JA at 1; Hulme J at 2; Johnson J at 3

1. Leave granted to each Appellant to appeal against his convictions. DECISION: 2. Dismiss the appeal of Simon Rasic. 3. Dismiss the appeal of Johnny Lee Vella. 4. Dismiss the appeal of Damien Charles Vella.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - conviction appeals - robbery in company - obtaining valuable thing by deception - whether verdicts unreasonable or cannot be supported by the evidence - appeals dismissed

Criminal Appeal Act 1912 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 Evidence Act 1995

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Williams v The Queen [1986] HCA 88; 161 CLR 278 Krishna v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2007] NSWCCA 318; 178 A Crim R 220 Yacoub v R [2008] NSWCCA 164 Alramadan v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2007] NSWCCA 322 Carlton v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 244 M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; 181 CLR 487 MFA v The Queen [2002] HCA 53; 213 CLR 606 CASES CITED : The Queen v Hillier [2007] HCA 13; 228 CLR 618 The Queen v Keenan [2009] HCA 1; 83 ALJR 243 Burrell v R [2009] NSWCCA 193 R v Kaldor [2004] NSWCCA 425; 150 A Crim R 271 Chahine v R [2006] NSWCCA 179 BJR v R [2008] NSWCCA 43; 185 A Crim R 360 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677