TWL v R [2012] NSWCCA 57

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: TWL v R [2012] NSWCCA 57 Hearing dates: 16 February 2012 Decision date: 05 April 2012 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] RA Hulme J at [68] Garling J at [69] Decision: (1) Appeal allowed. (2) Note that the appellant's conviction was quashed by an order made on 16 February 2012. (3) Order the appellant to be retried on the charge upon which he stood trial before Coolahan DCJ. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - conviction - manslaughter - unlawful and dangerous act - joint criminal enterprise - need for agreement to commit act exposing victim to appreciable risk of serious injury - whether failure to direct jury as to essential element of offence led to miscarriage of justice - whether failure to comply with pre-trial disclosure requirements led to miscarriage of justice - evidence of critical Crown witness - ss 137, 138 Criminal Procedure Act 1986

CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - conviction quashed - miscarriage of justice - circumstances in which retrial appropriate Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd v The Queen [2012] HCA 14 Clayton v The Queen [2006] HCA 58; 81 ALJR 439 Gerakiteys v R [1984] HCA 8; 153 CLR 317 Grey v R [2001] HCA 65; 75 ALJR 1708 Handlen v The Queen [2011] HCA 51 Ka Chung Fung v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 250; 174 A Crim R 169 Krakouer v The Queen [1998] HCA 43; 194 CLR 202 LJW v R [2010] NSWCCA 114 M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; 181 CLR 487 O'Leary v The King [1946] HCA 44; 73 CLR 566 R v Adam [1999] NSWCCA 189; 106 A Crim R 510 R v Anderson (1991) 53 A Crim R 421 R v Taufahema [2007] HCA 11; 228 CLR 232 SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; 243 CLR 400 Wilson v The Queen [1992] HCA 31; 174 CLR 313 Category: Principal judgment Parties: TWL (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: H Dhanji SC (Appellant) M M Cinque (Respondent) Solicitors: Legal Aid Commission (Appellant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/51303 Decision under appeal Citation: Regina v TWL Date of Decision: 2011-04-20 00:00:00 Before: Coolahan DCJ File Number(s): 2009/51303