Griffiths v R [2014] NSWCCA 60

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Griffiths v R [2014] NSWCCA 60 Hearing dates: 2 April 2014 Decision date: 17 April 2014 Before: Simpson J at [1]; Davies J at [31]; Adamson J at [37] Decision: Leave to appeal granted, appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - conviction - reckless wounding - s 35(4) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) - whether verdict unreasonable and cannot be supported by evidence - M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63 - MFA v The Queen [2002] HCA 53 - SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13 - question of fact - leave required under s 5(1)(b) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) - leave granted due to uncertainty created by police officer's notes - amply open to jury to be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt of applicant's guilt - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), s 15A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 35(4) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1)(b) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 38 Cases Cited: M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; 181 CLR 487 MFA v the Queen [2002] HCA 53; 213 CLR 606 SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; 243 CLR 400 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Brian Shawn Griffiths (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Trevallion (Applicant) N Noman SC (Respondent) Solicitors: Archbold Legal (Applicant) S Kavanagh - Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2011/276169 Publication restriction: Non-publication of any information or material that may lead to the identification of certain individuals (s 15A Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW)) Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2012-12-03 00:00:00 Before: North DCJ File Number(s): 2011/276169