Blackwell v Regina [2011] NSWCCA 93

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Blackwell v Regina [2011] NSWCCA 93 Hearing dates: 23 August 2010 Decision date: 15 April 2011 Before: Beazley JA at [1]; James J at [120]; Hall J at [121] Decision: 1. Appeal allowed; 2. Quash the conviction and order that there be a new trial. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - wrong direction on alternative count - whether miscarriage of justice - whether jury if properly instructed would have returned verdict on principal charge

CRIMINAL LAW - maliciously inflict grievous bodily harm with intent - construction of malice - mental element of recklessness - foresight of possibility of grievous bodily harm - trial judge left wrong alternative count to jury - breach of procedural fairness of a significant kind - miscarriage of justice - appeal allowed - conviction quashed and new trial ordered

CRIMINAL LAW - verdict - whether conviction should be set aside - whether jury verdict was unreasonable - whether jury verdict was not supported by the evidence - evidence of intoxication - onus of proof of mental element - it was open to the jury to convict appellant of the principal offence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes Amendment Act 2007 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Appeal Rules Cases Cited: Andrews v The Queen [1968] HCA 84; 126 CLR 198 Banditt v R [2005] HCA 80; 224 CLR 262 Bombardieri v R [2010] NSWCCA 161 Bullard v The Queen [1957] AC 635 Cutter v The Queen [1997] HCA 7; 143 ALR 498 Gammage v The Queen [1969] HCA 68; 122 CLR 444 Gilbert v R [2000] HCA 15; 201 CLR 414 Gillard v R [2003] HCA 64; 219 CLR 1 Heron v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 215 Knight v R [1992] HCA 56; 175 CLR 495 Kotteakas v United States (1946) 328 US 750 M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; 181 CLR 487 Pemble v The Queen [1971] HCA 20; 124 CLR 107 Quartermaine v R [1980] HCA 29; 143 CLR 595 R v AEM Snr; R v KEM; R v MM [2002] NSWCCA 58 R v Caldwell [1982] AC 341 R v Campbell [1997] 2 VR 585 R v Evans and Lewis [1969] VR 858 at 871 R v G [2004] 1 AC 1034 R v George [2004] NSWCCA 247; 149 A Crim R 38 R v Grant [2002] NSWCCA 243; (2002) 55 NSWLR 80 R v Jackson [1993] 4 SCR 573 R v Lavender [2005] HCA 37; 222 CLR 67 R v McCready [1967] VR 325 R v Morgan [1976] AC 182 R v Stones (1955) 56 SR (NSW) 25 Regina v Coleman (1990) 19 NSWLR 467; (1990) 47 A Crim R 306 Regina v Cunningham [1957] 2 QB 396 Regina v Fairbanks [1986] 2 WLR 1202 Regina v Gulliford (2004) 148 A Crim R 558; [2004] NSWCCA 338 Regina v Hennessy [2004] NSWCCA 50 Regina v Hildebrandt (1963) 81 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 143 Regina v Jenkins [2006] NSWCCA 412 Regina v King (2004) 59 NSWLR 515, 532 Regina v Maxwell [1988] 1 WLR 1265 Regina v Mowatt [1968] 1 QB 421 Regina v Rehavi (1999) 2 Qd R 640 Regina v Rudd (2009) 23 VR 444 Regina v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 Stanton v R [2003] HCA 29; (2003) 198 ALR 41 The Queen v Nguyen [2010] HCA 38 Weiss v the Queen [2005] HCA 81; 224 CLR 300 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Shane Gregory Blackwell (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: T Game SC; D Barrow (Appellant) J Pickering (Respondent) O'Brien & Hudson (Appellant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): CCA 2008/10926 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2009-04-24 00:00:00 Before: Hock DCJ File Number(s): 2008/11/0655