Geitz v R [2013] NSWCCA 289

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Geitz v R [2013] NSWCCA 289 Hearing dates: 31 July 2013 Decision date: 22 November 2013 Before: Beazley P at [1]; Johnson J at [126]; Price J at [127] Decision: The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - conviction - break, enter and steal - whether trial judge erred in law in failing to leave to the jury an alternative offence of receiving stolen property.

CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - conviction - whether jury verdict is unreasonable or cannot be supported having regard to the evidence. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Cases Cited: Libke v The Queen [2007] HCA 30; 230 CLR 559 M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; 181 CLR 487 MFA v The Queen [2002] HCA 53; 213 CLR 606 Mifsud v R [2009] NSWCCA 313 Nguyen v R (1992) 60 A Crim R 196 R v Aldrich (1993) 67 A Crim R 371 R v McCarthy and Ryan (1993) 71 A Crim R 395 R v Springfield (1969) 53 Cr App R 608 SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; 243 CLR 400 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Thomas Earl Geitz (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: K Averre (Appellant) S Herbert (Respondent) Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW (Appellant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): CCA 2011/335149 Publication restriction: No Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Citation: R v Thomas Earl Geitz Date of Decision: 2012-06-04 00:00:00 Before: Murrell DCJ File Number(s): 2011/335149