Hadchiti v R [2016] NSWCCA 63

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hadchiti v R [2016] NSWCCA 63 Hearing dates: 12 October 2015 Decision date: 27 April 2016 Before: Leeming JA; Hall J; Bellew J Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal against conviction, confined to ground 1 of the notice of application for leave to appeal filed 28 May 2015.

2. Appeal against conviction allowed.

3. Quash the appellant's conviction for murder on the charge contained in the indictment against him dated 28 October 2013.

4. Order that the matter be remitted to the Supreme Court for retrial. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against conviction – murder – written directions to jury – "question trail" – whether reversal of onus of proof – whether questions correctly formulated issues for jury – relationship between written and oral directions to jury – whether departure from formulation of "beyond reasonable doubt" – whether error in trial judge's unreliability direction – where no objection taken at trial – whether proviso applicable Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 23 Crimes Amendment (Provocation) Act 2014 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6 Criminal Appeal Rules, r 4 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 38, 128, 165 Jury Act 1977 (NSW), s 55B Jury Directions Act 2015 (Vic), s 63 Cases Cited: Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd v The Queen [2012] HCA 14; 246 CLR 92 Baini v The Queen [2012] HCA 59; 246 CLR 469 Blackwell v R [2011] NSWCCA 93; 81 NSWLR 119 Budrodeen v R [2014] NSWCCA 332 Darkan v The Queen [2006] HCA 34; 227 CLR 373 Dawson v The Queen (1961) 106 CLR 1 Filippou v The Queen [2015] HCA 29; 89 ALJR 776 FP v R [2012] NSWCCA 182; 224 A Crim R 82 Garcia v National Australia Bank Ltd [1998] HCA 48; 194 CLR 395 Graham v R [2000] TASSC 153 Green v State of Western Australia [No 2] [2014] WASCA 53; 240 A Crim R 73 Green v The Queen (1971) 126 CLR 28 Handlen v The Queen [2011] HCA 51; 245 CLR 282 Hawi v R [2014] NSWCCA 83 Justins v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 242; 79 NSWLR 544 Kanaan v R [2006] NSWCCA 109 Krakouer v The Queen [1998] HCA 43; 194 CLR 202 Lin v Tasmania [2015] TASCCA 13 McGrath v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 48; 199 A Crim R 527 Mortada v R [2014] NSWCCA 36 Phillips v The Queen [2006] HCA 4; 225 CLR 303 R v AJS [2005] VSCA 288; 12 VR 563 R v Ayoub [2004] NSWCCA 209 R v Baker [2001] NSWCCA 151 R v Germakian [2007] NSWCCA 373; 70 NSWLR 467 R v Hadchiti (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 257 R v Hillier [2007] HCA 13; 228 CLR 618 R v Jones (1995) 38 NSWLR 652 R v Kerin [2013] SASCFC 56; 116 SASR 316 R v Reeves (1992) 29 NSWLR 109 R v Vu [2005] NSWCCA 266 R v XY [2013] NSWCCA 121; 84 NSWLR 363 R v Youssef (1990) 50 A Crim R 1 RWB v R; R v RWB [2010] NSWCCA 147; 202 A Crim R 209 Siganto v The Queen [1998] HCA 74; 194 CLR 656 Singh v The Queen [2014] NZCA 306 ST v R [2010] NSWCCA 5 Stanton v The Queen [2003] HCA 29; 77 ALJR 1151 The Queen v Holman [1997] 1 Qd R 373 The Queen v Howe (1958) 100 CLR 448 Ward v R [2013] NSWCCA 46 Weiss v The Queen [2005] HCA 81; 224 CLR 300 Texts Cited: G Eames, "Tackling the complexity of criminal trial directions: What role for appellate courts?" (2007) 29 Aust Bar Rev 161 Judicial Commission of New South Wales, Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book, at 3-600 B Martin, "Beyond reasonable doubt" (2010) 10 The Judicial Review 83 New South Wales Law Reform Commission, Report 136: Jury Directions (November 2012) Queensland Law Reform Commission, Report 66: A Review of Jury Directions (December 2009) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Hadchiti (Appellant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Game SC, L Hutchinson (Appellant) N Norman SC (Crown)