Alameddine v R [2012] NSWCCA 63

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Alameddine v R [2012] NSWCCA 63 Hearing dates: 12 March 2012 Decision date: 27 April 2012 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1] Johnson J at [2] Grove AJ at [3] Decision: 1. Appeal allowed. 2. Convictions and sentences quashed. 3. New trial ordered. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - Conviction for armed robbery - evidence - clothing - DNA - time disconnect - incapacity to inculpate - similarly cartridge not in possession of appellant - failure to answer jury question - available admissible evidence - conviction quashed and new trial ordered Legislation Cited: Evidence Act Jury Act Cases Cited: Black v The Queen (1993) 179 CLR 44 Chahine v R [2006] NSWCCA 179 Chidiac v The Queen (1991) 71 CLR 432 Halmi v R [2008] NSWCCA 259 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606 Mahmood v State of Western Australia (2008) 232 CLR 397 Morris v The Queen (1987) 163 CLR 454 Phillips v The Queen (2005) 225 CLR 303 R v Hickey (2002) 137 A Crim R 62 R v McCormack (1986) 85 A Crim R 445 R v Salama [1999] NSWCCA 105 Ratten v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 510 SKA v The Queen (2011) 243 CLR 400 Smith v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 650 Stubley v Western Australia (2011) 85 ALJR 435 The Queen v Chamberlain (No 2) (1984) 153 CLR 521 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mohamed Alameddine (Appellant) Crown Representation: G Bashir (Appellant) P Ingram SC (Crown) Legal Aid Commission (Appellant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2009/4562 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-02-11 00:00:00 Before: Colefax DCJ File Number(s): 2009/45652