Sami KURDI v REGINA [2011] NSWCCA 179

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sami KURDI v REGINA [2011] NSWCCA 179 Hearing dates: 4 July 2011 Decision date: 29 August 2011 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Hall J at [130]; Harrison J at [131] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Appeal allowed in part. (3) The convictions in respect of Counts 23-26 in the indictment of 9 November 2009 be quashed and in lieu thereof direct that judgment and verdicts of acquittal be entered on each of those charges. (4) In all other respects dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against conviction - whether verdicts are unreasonable and cannot be supported by the evidence - whether verdicts are inconsistent with no logical and reasonable basis for the inconsistency - whether verdicts demonstrate compromise - Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s 6(1) Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912, ss 5, 6(1), 8 Cases Cited: Jones v The Queen [1997] HCA 56; (1997) 191 CLR 439 Longman v The Queen [1989] HCA 60; (1989) 168 CLR 29 M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; (1994) 181 CLR 487 MacKenzie v The Queen [1996] HCA 35; (1996) 190 CLR 348 MFA v The Queen [2002] HCA 53; (2002) 213 CLR 606 R v Markuleski [2001] NSWCCA 290; (2001) 52 NSWLR 82 R v Stone [1955] Crim LR 120 R v TK [2009] NSWCCA 151; (2009) 74 NSWLR 299 SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; (2011) 85 ALJR 571 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sami Kurdi (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel M Thangaraj SC (Appellant) C Maxwell QC, T Smith (Respondent) Solicitors Watsons Solicitors (Appellant) S Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): CCA 2009/8389 Publication restriction: Non-publication order: name of complainant Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2009-11-27 00:00:00 Before: Cogswell DCJ File Number(s): 2009/8389/029