Billings v R [2012] NSWCCA 33

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Billings v R [2012] NSWCCA 33 Hearing dates: 3 February 2012 Decision date: 16 March 2012 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1] R A Hulme J at [27] Schmidt J at [28] Decision: Leave to appeal refused Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - s 5F - whether multiple counts should be heard together - where one count is a count of murder - whether evidence of one count is admissible in relation to another count Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: DAO v The Queen [2011] NSWCCA 63 (2011); 278 ALR 765 De Jesus v The Queen [1986] HCA 65; (1986) 22 A Crim R 375 DPP v Coelho, Tabbit and SPA [2007] VSC 137 Hoch v The Queen [1988] HCA 50; (1988) 165 CLR 292 KRM v The Queen [2001] HCA 11; (2001) 206 CLR 221 Phillips v The Queen [2006] HCA 4; (2006) 225 CLR 303 R v Pollit [1991] 1 VR 299 R v Zhang [2005] NSWCCA 437; (2005) 158 A Crim R 504 Sutton v The Queen [1984] HCA 5; (1984) 152 CLR 528 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Craig Ronald Billings (Applicant) The Crown Representation: Counsel: J Stratton SC/A Webb (Applicant) S Bowers (Crown) Solicitors: O'Brien Solicitors (Applicant) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2009/36209 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-09-29 00:00:00 Before: Barr AJ File Number(s): 2009/36209