SKAF, Bilal - Application under Part 7 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 [2013] NSWSC 45

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: SKAF, Bilal - Application under Part 7 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 [2013] NSWSC 45 Decision date: 12 March 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: Application refused Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Inquiry subsequent to conviction - applicant convicted of sexual assault offences - whether doubt or question as to guilt - reliability of evidence - where evidence based on dreams or flash backs - whether direction about unreliability of evidence required - whether breach of Prosecution's duty of disclosure - Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001, s 78. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 - s 475 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 - s 78, s 79 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 - s 4(1)(c) Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 - s 15A Cases Cited: Eastman v Director of Public Prosecutions [2003] HCA 28; 214 CLR 318 Grey v R [2001] HCA 65; 75 ALJR 1708 Holland, Peter James, Application of, s 78 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 [2008] NSWSC 251 Mallard v R [2005] HCA 68; 224 CLR 125 Rendell, Application of (1987) 32 A Crim R 243 R v Chami, M. Skaf, Ghanem, B. Skaf [2004] NSWCCA 36 R v Eishauer (1997) 96 A Crim R 489 R v G [2005] NSWCCA 291 R v Jenkyns (1993) 32 NSWLR 712 R v McFelin [1985] 2 NZLR 750 R v Reardon (No 2) [2004] NSWCCA 197; 60 NSWLR 454 R v Bilal Skaf; R v Mohammed Skaf [2004] NSWCCA 37; 60 NSWLR 86 R v Skaf, Ghanem, Hajeid [2004] NSWCCA 74 R v Bilal Skaf [2005] NSWCCA 297 R v Bilal Skaf, R v Mohammed Skaf [2006] NSWSC 394 R v Tillott (1995) 38 NSWLR 1 Skaf v R; Hajeid v R; Ghanem v R [2005] HCATrans 744 Bilal Skaf v R; Mohammed Skaf v R [2008] NSWCCA 303 Subramaniam v The Queen [2004] HCA 51; 79 ALJR 116 Varley v Attorney General (NSW) (1987) 8 NSWLR 30 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Skaf, Bilal (Applicant) File Number(s): n/a