NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Johnson v R [2010] NSWCCA 86 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S): 26 November 2009
JUDGMENT DATE: 7 May 2010
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJatCL at 1; Howie J at 2; Latham J at 3
DECISION: Appeal dismissed
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - Conviction appeal - Murder (x2), Steal property from a dwelling, attempting to obtain money by deception (x3) - Crown case based on circumstantial evidence - Whether verdicts were unreasonable/unsupported by evidence - Whether trial was fair - Alleged misconduct by investigating police - Alleged defects in prosecution case - Alleged incompetent legal representation - Alleged error by trial judge in admitting evidence and exhibits - Alleged error by trial judge in directions to jury.
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
CASES CITED : R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 Steve v R [2008] NSWCCA 231
PARTIES: Peter James Johnson - Appellant Regina - Crown Respondent
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2006/3414
COUNSEL: Self Represented - Appellant M Grogan - Respondent Crown
SOLICITORS: Self Represented - Appellant S Kavanagh (Solicitor of Public Prosecutions) - Respondent Crown
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: Supreme Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 2006/1229
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Whealy J
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 7 March 2007
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2006/3414
McCLELLAN CJ at CL HOWIE J LATHAM J
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