Ahmed v R [2012] NSWCCA 260

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ahmed v R [2012] NSWCCA 260 Hearing dates: 24 September 2012 Decision date: 10 December 2012 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1] Hidden J at [2] Adamson J at [3] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Order that the appeal be dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against conviction - whether upon the whole of the evidence it was open to the jury to be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the accused was guilty - whether miscarriage of justice occasioned by the trial judge directing the jury that they were prohibited from returning different verdicts in respect of two counts on the indictment - whether the trial judge misdirected the jury as to facts which gave rise to being an accessory after the fact Legislation Cited: - Crimes Act 1900 - Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: - M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; 181 CLR 487 - Chen v R [2010] NSWCCA 224 - MFA v The Queen [2002] HCA 53; 213 CLR 606 - Zoneff v The Queen [2000] HCA 28; 200 CLR 234 - Dhanhoa v The Queen [2003] HCA 40; 217 CLR 1 - FP v R [2012] NSWCCA 182 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bilal Ahmed (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Francis (Applicant) E Balodis (Respondent) Solicitors: Bannister Lawyers (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2010/133875 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-01-31 00:00:00 Before: Finnane DCJ File Number(s): 2010/133875