R v Byrnes [2019] NSWSC 615

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Byrnes [2019] NSWSC 615 Hearing dates: 15 – 18, 22 – 26, 29 – 31 October 2018, 1, 5 – 6 November 2018 Date of orders: 06 November 2018 Decision date: 06 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Common Law - Criminal Decision: Rothman J Catchwords: CRIME – Directed verdict – need for accessory to murder or manslaughter to be aware of death of victim – verdict directed – no evidence that any act of the accused assisted the principal offender at a time when accused was aware of the death of victim, or even likely death Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 162 Cases Cited: Carr v Baker (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 301 Director of Public Prosecutions v R (1991) 57 A Crim R 39 Doney v R (1990) 171 CLR 207; [1990] HCA 51 Fabre v Arenales (1992) 27 NSWLR 437 Gall v R; Gall v R [2015] NSWCCA 69 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Jones v Great Western Railway Co (1931) 144 LT 194 Jones v Sutherland Shire Council [1979] 2 NSWLR 206 Martin v Osborne (1936) 55 CLR 367; [1936] HCA 23 R v Dawson [1961] VR 773 R v Hansill (1849) 3 Cox C.C. 597 R v Levy (1912) 1 KB 158 R v Maloney (1901) 1 SR (NSW) 77 R v R (1989) 18 NSWLR 74 R v Stone [1981] VR 737 R v Young; R v Phipps (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 31 October 1995, unrep) Texts Cited: Peter Gillies, Criminal Law (2nd ed, 1990, Law Book Co.) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Bradley James Byrnes (Accused) Representation: Counsel: P Barrett (Crown) H White (Accused)