Hilton John Cawthray v R [2013] NSWCCA 105

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hilton John Cawthray v R [2013] NSWCCA 105 Hearing dates: 15 February 2013 Decision date: 09 May 2013 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Adams J at [6] Beech-Jones J at [97] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted.

2. Appeal upheld, conviction on both counts quashed.

3. Verdicts of acquittal be entered. Catchwords: Criminal Law – appeal against conviction – judge alone trial – adequacy of required warnings – failure of trial judge to take into account possibility of confabulation – whether retrial appropriate – appellant served most of sentence. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Arun v R [2010] NSWCCA 214 Crofts v The Queen (1996) 186 CLR 427 Douglass v R [2012] HCA 34; 290 ALR 699 Fleming v R [1998] HCA 68; 197 CLR 250 Haoui v Regina [2008] NSWCCA 209 Jiminez v The Queen [1992] HCA 14; 173 CLR 572 Keir v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 149 Kilby v R (1973) 129 CLR 460 Longman v The Queen [1989] HCA 60; (1989) 168 CLR 79 M v R [1994] HCA 63; 181 CLR 487 Murray v R [2002] HCA 26; 189 ALR 40 R v Hughes [2000] NSWCCA 3 R v Ion (1996) 89 A Crim R 81 R v Kennedy [2000] NSWCCA 487; (2000) 118 A Crim R 34 R v Kurtic (1996) 85 A Crim R 57 R v LTP [2004] NSWCCA 109 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82 R v Moffatt (2000) 112 A Crim R 201 R v Murray (1987) 11 NSWLR 12 R v NZ [2005] NSWCCA 278 R v O'Donoghue (1988) 34 A Crim R 397 R v Pfitzner (1976) 15 SASR 171 R v VHP (Court of Criminal Appeal, 7 July 1997, unreported) R v Williams (1999) 104 A Crim R 260 SKA v R; R v SKA [2009] NSWCCA 186 SKA v R [2011] HCA 1; 243 CLR 400 SKA v R [2012] NSWCCA 205 The Queen v Taufahema [2007] HCA 11; (2007) 228 CLR 232 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hilton John Cawthray (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: E Wilson SC & M King (Appellant) J Girdham SC (Respondent)