El-Jalkh, Antoine v R [2009] NSWCCA 139

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: El-Jalkh, Antoine v R [2009] NSWCCA 139

HEARING DATE(S): 5 May 2009

JUDGMENT DATE: 25 June 2009

JUDGMENT OF: Spigelman CJ at 1; James J at 2; Simpson J at 158

1. Leave under r 4 of the Criminal Appeal Rules granted to argue grounds of appeal 2 and 3. DECISION: 2. Ground 2 upheld. 3. The appeal against conviction allowed. 4. New trial ordered.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW — character of the accused — summing-up — putting the defence case — proviso to s 6(1) Criminal Appeal Act

Crimes Act Criminal Appeal Act LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Criminal Procedure Act Customs Act

Butera v Director of Public Prosecutions (Victoria) (1987) 164 CLR 180 Cleland v The Queen (1982) 151 CLR 1 Melbourne v The Queen (1998-1999) 198 CLR 1 R v Coleman (1990) 19 NSWLR 467 R v Condon (1995) 83 A Crim R 335 R v Fuller (1994) 34 NSWLR 233 R v Gutierrez [2004] NSWCCA 22 CASES CITED : R v Lawrence (1982) AC 510-519 R v Meher [2004] NSWCCA 355 R v Piazza (1997) 94 A Crim R 459 R v Tillott (1991) 53 A Crim R 46 R v Zorad (1990) 19 NSWLR 91 Robinson v The Queen (1991) 180 CLR 531 Simic v The Queen (1980) 144 CLR 319 Taleb v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 119 Weiss v The Queen (2005) 224 CLR 300

PARTIES: EL-JALKH, Antoine Regina