R v John George BORG, Douglas John Frederick CARROLL, Wayne Frederick FEAR No.2.; FEAR: Verdict by Direction Application [2015] NSWDC 116

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v John George BORG, Douglas John Frederick CARROLL, Wayne Frederick FEAR No.2.; FEAR: Verdict by Direction Application [2015] NSWDC 116 Hearing dates: 1 June 2015 to 2 July 2015 Date of orders: 22 June 2015 Decision date: 22 June 2015 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: A Haesler SC DCJ Decision: There is no basis in law or fact to direct a verdict of acquittal. The application is refused Catchwords: Verdict by Direction; DNA profile match; Circumstantial case; DNA only evidence of identity. Cases Cited: R v Adams [1996] 2 Cr App R 467 Aytugrul v The Queen (2012) 215 A Crim R 501; (2012) 247 CLR 170 R v Doheny and Adams (1997) 1 Cr App R 369 Fitzgerald v The Queen [2014] HC 14 Forbes v R [2009] ACTCA 10 Forbes v The Queen [2010] HCA Trans 120 R v Green, unreported CCA NSW 26/3/1993 R v Gumm [2007] SASC 311 R v Hillier [2007] HCA 13; (2007) 228 CLR R v Hillier [2010] ACTSC 33 R v JCG (2001) 127 A Crim R 493 R v Karger (2001) 83 SASR 1 R v Karger (2002) 83 SASR 135 Maguire v HM Advocate [2003] SLT 1307. R v Milat (19960 87 A Crim R 446 at 447 R v Noll [1999] 3 VR 704 DA v Osbourne 556 US -2009 R v Pantoja (1996) 88 A Crim R 554 R v R (1989) 44 A Crim R 404 R v Reed [2009] EWCA 2698 R v Rowe [2004] SASC 427 Rush 672 NYS 2d 362 Talay v R [2010] NSWCCA Tuite v R [2015] VSCA 148 R v Watters [2000] EWCA 81 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Crown (Director Public Prosecutions) John George BORG Douglas John Frederick CARROLL Wayne Frederick FEAR Representation: Counsel: Mr M McColm (Director Public Prosecutions) Mr K Buckman (for Borg) Mr S Siva (for Carroll) Mr F Coyne (For Fear)