R v Fantakis, Woods and Cheong [2018] NSWSC 749

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Fantakis, Woods and Cheong [2018] NSWSC 749 Hearing dates: 9 May 2018 Date of orders: 09 May 2018 Decision date: 23 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J Decision: Application refused Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – trial – accused charged with murder – co-accused charged with accessory after the fact to murder – application to confine the Crown case – question of a "shift" in the Crown case – significance of Crown opening address – whether accused prejudiced by asserted "shift". Cases Cited: Cawthray v R [2013] NSWCCA 105 Cross and Channon (1973) 55 Cr. App. R. 540 Falconer-Atlee (1973) 58 Cr. App. R. 348 Gregory (1981) 77 Cr. App. R. 41 King v The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 423 McManamy v Fleming (1889) 15 VLR 337 R v Kennedy (2000) 118 A Crim R 34; [2000] NSWCCA 487 R v Laird (1893) 14 NSWLR 354 R v Tangye (1997) 92 A Crim R 545 R v Thompson and Gamble (1925) 42 WN (NSW) 71 R v VHP (unreported decision of the NSWCCA, 7 July 1997) Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Crown Accused - Elefterios [Terry] FANTAKIS Accused - Andrew WOODS Accused - Derek CHEONG Representation: Counsel: Mr L Lungo as Crown Prosecutor Mr I Todd for the accused Fantakis Mr T Hughes for the accused Woods Mr D Price for the accused Cheong