MADUBUKO, Henry Ugo v R [2011] NSWCCA 135

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: MADUBUKO, Henry Ugo v R [2011] NSWCCA 135 Hearing dates: 8 June 2011 Decision date: 08 June 2011 Before: Hodgson JA at [1], [41]; Hoeben J at [39]; Grove AJ at [40] Decision: Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Appeal against conviction - Whether separate trials of co-accused should have been ordered - Applicable principles - Whether there was a significant risk that evidence inadmissible against one accused could have turned a potential acquittal into a conviction. Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s 6(1) Cases Cited: Evans v R [2006] NSWCCA 277 Friend v R [2007] NSWCCA 41 Gilbert v R [2000] HCA 15; (2000) 201 CLR 414 Kennedy v R [2008] NSWCCA 21; (2008) 181 A Crim R 185 KRM v R [2001] HCA 11; (2001) 206 CLR 221 R v Middis (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Hunt J, 27 March 1991, unreported) R v Pham [2004] NSWCCA 190 R v Piller (1995) 86 A Crim R 249 Symss v R [2003] NSWCCA 77 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Henry Ugo MADUBUKO (appellant) CROWN (respondent) Representation: Dr Bernard Glennon (appellant) David Jordan (respondent) David H Cohen & Co. (Appellant) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2008/00008434004 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2008-11-05 00:00:00 Before: Judge J C Nicholson SC File Number(s): 2008/8434