R v Lane [2011] NSWCCA 157

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Lane [2011] NSWCCA 157 Hearing dates: 15 November 2010 Decision date: 14 July 2011 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1] Simpson J at [31] Howie AJ at [85] Decision: 1. Appeal allowed. 2. The ruling made by Whealy J on 2 November 2010 is vacated. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - section 5F Criminal Appeal Act - appeal against interlocutory judgment made by trial judge - evidence of lies as consciousness of guilt - appeal allowed - evidence admissible as evidence of guilt. Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act Evidence Act Cases Cited: Edwards v The Queen [1993] HCA 63; 178 CLR 193 Quinlan v R (2006) 164 A Crim R 106 R v Bailey (1988) 36 A Crim R 30 R v Cook [2004] NSWCCA 52 R v Edelsten (1989) 18 NSWLR 213 R v Harker [2004] NSWCCA 427 R v Harron [1996] Crim LR 581 R v Heyde (1990) 20 NSWLR 234 R v Jennings [2010] NSWCCA 193 R v Keli Lane [No 13] [2010] NSWSC 1540, 3 November 2010 R v Laz (1998) 1 VR 453 R v Mercer (1993) 67 A Crim R 91 R v Middleton [2001] Crim LR 251 R v Powch (1988) 14 NSWLR 136 R v Ray (2003) 57 NSWLR 616 R v Russo [2004] VSCA 206 R v Sirillas [2006] VSCA 234 R v ST (1997) 92 A Crim R 390 R v Sutton (1986) 5 NSWLR 697 R v Zheng (1995) 83 A Crim R 572 Reg v Lucas (Ruth) [1981] QB 720 Steffan v R (1993) 30 NSWLR 633 Texts Cited: Wood Criminal Law Update Court of Criminal Appeal (1999) 4 Judicial Review 217 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: The Crown (Appellant) Keli Lane (Respondent) Representation: M Tedeschi QC/D Arnott SC/H Baker (Crown/Appellant) S J Odgers SC/K Edwards (Respondent) Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Archbold Legal (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/256171 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2010-11-03 00:00:00 Before: Whealy J File Number(s): 2009/256171