Hawi v R [2014] NSWCCA 83

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hawi v R [2014] NSWCCA 83 Hearing dates: 18 July 2013 Decision date: 16 May 2014 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Price J at [381]; McCallum J at [471] Decision: 1. The appeal be allowed. 2. The verdict of the jury be set aside and the conviction quashed. 3. There be a new trial. Catchwords: CRIMINAL - conviction - whether verdict unreasonable - whether jury verdicts inconsistent - whether open to jury to be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt as to the appellant's guilt on the evidence - advantage of hearing and seeing evidence at trial

CRIMINAL - directions to jury - whether failure to leave provocation - whether evidence raised defence - whether subsumed by self-defence - substantial miscarriage of justice

CRIMINAL - procedural fairness - principle of open court - exceptions - jury deliberations - what constitutes jury deliberations - whether judge should have disclosed content of communication between judge and jury - s 68B Jury Act

CRIMINAL - jury directions - manner of jury deliberation on alternative charges

JUDGMENT AND ORDERS - Court of Criminal Appeal - no majority as to orders -need for outcome - method adopted - least unsatisfactory outcome Legislation Cited: Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 23 and 421 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 3, 6 and 21A Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 16 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 23 Jury Act 1977 (NSW), ss 55F, 56 and 68B Mental Health Act 1990 (NSW) Migration Act 1958 (Cth), s 503A Senior Courts Act 1981 (UK), s 55 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 45 Cases Cited: Arbest Pty Ltd v State Bank of New South Wales Ltd [1996] NSWCA 19; (1996) ATPR 41-481 Attorney General for New South Wales v Barr (Court of Appeal (NSW), 11 October 1991, unrep) Black v R [1993] HCA 71; (1993) 179 CLR 44 Burrell v R [2007] NSWCCA 65, (2007) 190 A Crim R 148 CES and Another v Superclinics (Australia) Pty Ltd and Others (1995) 38 NSWLR 47 Evans v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and Another [2003] FCAFC 276; (2003) 135 FCR 306 Gilbert v The Queen [2000] HCA 15; (2000) 201 CLR 414 Government Insurance Office of New South Wales v Rosniak (1992) 27 NSWLR 665 Hayes v Marquis [2008] NSWCA 10 HML v The Queen [2008] HCA 16; (2008) 235 CLR 334 Huynh v R [2013] HCA 6; (2013) 87 ALJR 434 Lexington Constructions Pty Ltd v Coyne (Court of Appeal (NSW), 24 December 1992, unrep) Libke v The Queen [2007] HCA 30; (2007) 230 CLR 559 Likiardopoulos v The Queen [2012] HCA 37; (2012) 247 CLR 265 M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; (1994) 181 CLR 487 MacKenzie v The Queen [1996] HCA 35; (1996) 190 CLR 348 Masciantonio v R [1995] HCA 67; (1995) 183 CLR 58 McAuliffe v The Queen [1995] HCA 37; (1995) 183 CLR 108 MFA v The Queen [2002] HCA 53; (2002) 213 CLR 606 New South Wales Medical Defence Union Ltd v Crawford (No 3) (Court of Appeal (NSW), 23 September 1994, unrep) O'Brien v Tanning Research Laboratories Inc (1988) 14 NSWLR 601 Osland v The Queen [1998] HCA 75; (1998) 197 CLR 316 Pippos v Craig (1993) 1 VR 603 R v Aouli [2011] NSWSC 1393 R v Gorman [1987] 2 All ER 435; 1 WLR 545 R v Hawi [2012] NSWSC 332 R v Hawi & Ors (No 31) [2011] NSWSC 1677 R v Menzies [2012] NSWSC 158 R v Pearson [1996] 3 NZLR 275 R v Pirini [2011] NSWSC 1395 R v Potier [2005] NSWCCA 336 R v Robinson [2000] NSWCCA 59; (2000) 111 A Crim R 388 R v Shama [1990] 2 All ER 602; [1990] 1 WLR 661 R v Smith [1982] 2 NSWLR 608 R v Stone, Unreported, Court of Appeal Criminal Division England and Wales, 13 December 1954 R v Wilson [2005] NSWCCA 112; (2005) 153 A Crim R 257 R v Yuill (1994) 34 NSWLR 179; (1994) 77 A Crim R 314 SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; (2011) 243 CLR 400 Skulander v Willoughby City Council [2007] NSWCA 116; (2007) 73 NSWLR 44 Stanton v R [2003] HCA 29; (2003) 77 ALJR 1151 Stingel v R [1990] HCA 61; (1990) 171 CLR 312 The Perpetual Trustee Company (Ltd) v Tindal and Others [1940] HCA 14; (1940) 63 CLR 232 The Queen v Ashwell (1885) 16 QBD 190 Tsivinsky v Tsivinsky (Court of Appeal (NSW), 5 December 1991, unrep) Van Den Hoek v R [1986] HCA 76; (1986) 161 CLR 158 Westpac Banking Corporation v Tomassian (1993) 32 NSWLR 207 Woolworths Ltd v Kelly (1991) 22 NSWLR 189 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mahmoud Hawi (Appellant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B Walker SC / G A Bashir / D Barrow (Appellant) P Ingram SC (Crown) Solicitors: AHA Taylor Lawyers (Appellant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2009/50087 2009/52582 Publication restriction: If there is to be a retrial, judgment should not be posted on the internet until after such trial. Non-publication of order of anything that would identify witnesses known as SP and AL. Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9111 Before: R A Hulme J File Number(s): 2009/50087 2009/52582