Bryant v R [2011] NSWCCA 26

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bryant v R [2011] NSWCCA 26 Hearing dates: 15 November 2010 Decision date: 02 March 2011 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Simpson J at 2; Howie AJ at 3 Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against conviction - whether error in not ordering separate trials - whether error in admitting evidence of offences not on indictment - whether error in leaving all counts for the jury to determine - whether miscarriage resulting from submissions by prosecutor or errors of fact by trial judge EVIDENCE - whether evidence in support of some counts and offences not on indictment admissible as tendency or coincidence evidence - whether evidence of confessional statements to custody manager admissible under s 281 of Criminal Procedure Act 1986 - whether in the course of "official questioning" - whether "in connection with the investigation" of an offence Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Rules Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 Cases Cited: Carr v Western Australia [2007] HCA 47; 232 CLR 138 Gardiner v R [2006] NSWCCA 190; 162 A Crim R 233 Kelly v The Queen [2004] HCA 12; 218 CLR 216 Nicholls v The Queen; Coates v The Queen [2005] NSWCCA HCA 1; 219 CLR 196 O'Keefe v R [2009] NSWCCA 121 R v Armstrong [2010] NSWSC 483 R v Bryant [2008] NSWDC 346 R v Horton (1998) 45 NSWLR 426 R v Naa [2009] NSWSC 851; 76 NSWLR 271; 197 A Crim R 192 R v Sharp [2003] NSWSC 1117; 143 A Crim R 344 R v Taouk [2005] NSWCCA 155; 154 A Crim R 69 R v Zhang [2005] NSWCCA 437; 158 A Crim R 504 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nathan Gordon Bryant (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: In person (Appellant) J Pickering (Respondent) Solicitors: Not applicable (Appellant) S Kavanagh (Solicitor for Public Prosecutions) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2007/8758 Decision under appeal Citation: R v Bryant [2008] NSWDC 346 Date of Decision: 2008-12-17 00:00:00 Before: Bennett DCJ File Number(s): 2007/8758