Potier v R [2015] NSWCCA 130

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Potier v R [2015] NSWCCA 130 Hearing dates: 10 November 2014 Date of orders: 03 June 2015 Decision date: 03 June 2015 Before: Ward JA at [1]; Simpson J at [597]; Wilson J at [598] Decision: 1.Leave to appeal is granted. 2.The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – procedure – extension of time to appeal – whether leave be granted

CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against conviction – solicit to murder –- bias – whether actual bias – whether apprehended bias - trial judge's discretion to admit evidence – tendency and coincidence evidence – evidence of prior conviction of solicit to murder – audio recordings – adequacy of summing up – rulings at trial - conduct of defence at trial – conduct of Crown at trial – duty of disclosure – conduct of defence counsel

CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against conviction – application to adduce fresh evidence Legislation Cited: Bail Act 1978 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Rules (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 (NSW) Police Act 1990 (NSW) Police Legislation Amendment (Civil Liability) Act 2003 (NSW) Cases Cited: Antoun v R [2006] HCA 2; (2006) 224 ALR 51 Barron v A-G (NSW) (1987) 10 NSWLR 215 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 (HL) Burrell v The Queen [2008] HCA 34; (2008) 238 CLR 218 Concrete Pty Ltd v Parramatta Design & Developments Pty Ltd [2006] HCA 55; (2006) 229 CLR 577 Cooley v Western Australia [2005] WASCA 160; (2005) 155 A Crim R 528 Cornwell v R [2010] NSWCCA 59 Crofts v The Queen [1996] HCA 22; (1996) 186 CLR 427 Dietrich v The Queen [1992] HCA 57; (1992) 177 CLR 292 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Burns [2010] NSWCA 265; (2010) 207 A Crim R 362 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; (2000) 205 CLR 337 Enever v R [1906] HCA 3; (1906) 3 CLR 969 Fibre-Tek (Gold Coast) Pty Ltd v Skye Bennett [2006] NSWSC 1100 Gardiner v R [2006] NSWCCA 190; (2006) 162 A Crim R 233 George v Fletcher (Trustee) [2012] FCAFC 148 Gilbert v The Queen [2000] HCA 15; (2000) 201 CLR 414 Grey v R [2001] HCA 65; (2001) 184 ALR 593; 75 ALJR 1708 Grierson v The King [1938] HCA 45; (1938) 60 CLR 431 Heidt v Chrysler Australia Ltd (1976) 26 FLR 257 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 HSBC Bank Australia Ltd v Murtough [2010] NSWSC 320 International Relief and Development Inc v Ladu [2013] FCA 1216 Jago v District Court of New South Wales [1989] HCA 46; (1989) 168 CLR 23; (1989) 41 A Crim R 307 Johnson v Johnson [2000] HCA 48; (2000) 201 CLR 488 Lewis v Spencer [2007] NSWSC 1383; (2007) 179 A Crim R 48 Mallard v R [2005] HCA 68; (2005) 224 CLR 125 Micallef v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 274 Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Nicholls [2011] HCA 48; (2011) 282 ALR 685 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng [2001] HCA 17; (2001) 205 CLR 507 Najjar v Haines (1991) 25 NSWLR 224 Nominal Defendant v Gabriel [2007] NSWCA 52; (2007) 71 NSWLR 150 Pfennig v The Queen [1995] HCA 7; (1995) 182 CLR 461 Potier v R [2006] NSWCCA 27 Potier v R [2006] NSWCCA 300 Potier v The Queen [2013] HCA Trans 207 Qing An v R [2007] NSWCCA 53 R v Abou-Chabake [2004] NSWCCA 356; (2004) 149 A Crim R 417 R v Bartle [2003] NSWCCA 329 R v Basha (1989) 39 A Crim R 337 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 R v Brown (Winston) [1998] AC 367 R v Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission; Ex parte The Angliss Group [1969] HCA 10; (1969) 122 CLR 546 R v Courtney-Smith (No 2) (1990) 48 A Crim R 49 R v Ellis [2003] NSWCCA 319; (2003) 58 NSWLR 700 R v Fletcher [2005] NSWCCA 338; (2005) 156 A Crim R 308 R v Glennon [1992] HCA 16; (1992) 173 CLR 592 R v Glover (1987) 46 SASR 310 R v Greer (1992) 62 A Crim R 442 R v Keane [1994] 2 All ER 478; [1994] 1 WLR 746 R v Lipton [2011] NSWCCA 247; (2011) 82 NSWLR 123 R v Livingstone [2004] NSWCCA 407; (2004) 150 A Crim R 117 R v Orchard [2013] NSWCCA 342 R v Potier [2004] NSWCCA 136 R v Reardon [2004] NSWCCA 197; (2004) 60 NSWLR 454 R v Sandford (1994) 33 NSWLR 172; (1994) 72 A Crim R 160 R v Spiteri [2004] NSWCCA 321; (2004) 61 NSWLR 369 R v Ulman-Naruniec [2003] SASC 437; (2003) 143 A Crim R 531 R v Watson; Ex parte Armstrong [1976] HCA 39; (1976) 136 CLR 248 Rajski v Scitec Corporation Pty Ltd [1986] NSWCA 1 Re Barbara Ann Cameron and Gamester Pty Ltd v Rural Press Ltd; John Lindsay Parker and Timothy Roy Starkey [1992] FCA 157; (1992) 35 FCR 211 RG v R [2010] NSWCCA 173 Samadi v R [2008] NSWCCA 330; (2008) 192 A Crim R 251 Setka v Gregor [2011] FCAFC 64 Spencer v Bamber [2012] NSWCA 274 State of New South Wales v Fahy [2006] NSWCA 64; (2006) Aust Torts Reports 81-865 Vakauta v Kelly [1989] HCA 44; (1989) 167 CLR 568 Webb v R [1994] HCA 30; (1994) 181 CLR 41 Williams v The Queen [2000] FCA 1868; (2000) 119 A Crim R 490 Texts Cited: Sheppard "Communications With Witnesses Before and During Their Evidence" (1987) 3 Australian Bar Review 28 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Malcolm Huntley Potier (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Potier (Applicant in person) Mr N Adams (Respondent)