GAR v R (No 2) [2010] NSWCCA 164

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: GAR v R (No 2) [2010] NSWCCA 164

HEARING DATE(S): 28/4/10, 29/4/10, 30/4/10

JUDGMENT DATE: 5 August 2010

JUDGMENT OF: Tobias JA; Johnson J; Rothman J

DECISION: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal against conviction dismissed.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against conviction - armed robbery - detain for advantage - steal motor vehicle - fresh evidence - refusal to discharge jury - s.165 Evidence Act 1995 - whether "a dangerous to convict" direction should have been given - directions concerning delay - whether verdicts unreasonable and not supported by evidence - appeal dismissed

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

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

GAR v R (No. 1) [2010] NSWCCA 163 GAR v R (No. 3) [2010] NSWCCA 165 Longman v The Queen [1989] HCA 60; 168 CLR 79 Rasic v R [2009] NSWCCA 202 R v Abou-Chabake [2004] NSWCCA 356; 149 A Crim R 417 Maric v The Queen (1978) 52 ALJR 631 Crofts v The Queen [1996] HCA 22; (1996) 186 CLR 427 Qoro v R [2008] NSWCCA 220 El Hassan v R [2007] NSWCCA 148 Robinson v R [2006] NSWCCA 192; (2006) 162 A Crim R 88 Smale v R [2007] NSWCCA 328 CASES CITED : Sieders v R [2008] NSWCCA 187; (2008) 72 NSWLR 417 Clark v R [2010] NSWCCA 94 R v Johnston (1998) 45 NSWLR 362 R v Clark [2001] NSWCCA 494; 123 A Crim R 506 R v ITA [2003] NSWCCA 174; 139 A Crim R 340 R v Baartman [2000] NSWCCA 298 R v Stewart [2001] NSWCCA 260; 52 NSWLR 301 R v Knight [2005] NSWCCA 241 Kanaan v R [2006] NSWCCA 109 Sepulveda v R [2006] NSWCCA 379; 167 A Crim R 108 Doggett v The Queen [2001] HCA 46; 208 CLR 343 Toalepai v R [2009] NSWCCA 270