Ith v R [2012] NSWCCA 70

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ith v R [2012] NSWCCA 70 Hearing dates: 3 November 2011 Decision date: 26 April 2012 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1] Adams J at [65] Hoeben J at [66] Decision: Leave to appeal out of time is refused. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - conviction - directions on identification evidence - directions on evidence of an accomplice - whether directions must be in the precise terms of the bench book - whether a miscarriage of justice was occasioned by all the circumstances - whether leave to appeal out of time should be granted - leave to appeal out of time denied Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Criminal Appeal Rules Cases Cited: Domican v The Queen [1992] HCA 13; (1992) 173 CLR 555 Festa v The Queen [2001] HCA 72; (2001) 208 CLR 593 Hong v The Queen (2009) NSWCCA 242 R v Adams [2004] NSWCCA 279 R v Chen & Others [2002] NSWCCA 174; (2002) 130 A Crim R 300 R v Esho; R v Sako [2001] NSWCCA 415 R v Gonzalez-Betes [2001] NSWCCA 226 R v Nale [2002] NSWCCA 31 R v Sullivan 2003] NSWCCA 100 Santo v The Queen [2009] NSWCCA 269 Stanley v The Queen [2004] NSWCCA 278 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Samban Ith (Applicant) The Crown Representation: W P Lowe (Applicant) M M Cinque (Crown) Bilias & Associates (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2007/13722 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2009-03-06 00:00:00 Before: Sorby DCJ File Number(s): 2008/21/3364