Daniel Fromberg v R [2017] NSWDC 259

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Daniel Fromberg v R [2017] NSWDC 259 Hearing dates: 31 August 2017 Date of orders: 18 September 2017 Decision date: 18 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge AC Scotting Decision: (1) Appeal against conviction is allowed. (2) I set aside the conviction and the penalty imposed by the magistrate. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – possess prohibited drug – search – strip search APPEAL – not guilty – conviction appeal INTERPRETATION – legislative provisions – meaning of search – police powers pertaining to a search Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 s.18(1) Drugs Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 s.10(1) Law Enforcement(Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 ss.3, 21, 31, 32, 33 Evidence Act 1995 s.138 Cases Cited: Gianoutsas v Glykis [2006] NSWCCA 137 Charara v R [2006] NSWCCA 244 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 Dyason v Butterworth [2015] NSWCA 52 AG v Director of Public Prosecutions [2015] NSWCA 218 Bandana v Director of Public Prosecutions [2016] NSWCA 140 Englebrecht v Director of Public Prosecutions [2016] NSWCA 290 Henderson v O'Connell [1937] VLR 171 Noordof v Bartlett (1986) 12 FCR 209 Coleman v Power (2004) 220 CLR 1 Kuru v State of New South Wales (2008) 236 CLR 1 R v Rondo [2001] NSWCCA 540 Parker v Comptroller General of Customs (2009) ALJR 494 Addouj v R [2016] NSWDC 47 Straet v Bauer NSWSC unreported 16 March 1998 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Daniel Fromberg (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: