R v Fletcher [2019] NSWDC 587

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Fletcher [2019] NSWDC 587 Hearing dates: 17 – 18 October 2019 Date of orders: 22 October 2019 Decision date: 22 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: DCJ Beckett Decision: See [107] Catchwords: Criminal Law – Section 192E(1)(b) Crimes Act 1900 – By deception dishonestly obtain a financial advantage/cause a financial disadvantage

Criminal Law and Procedure – Directed Acquittal

Key words – Online betting – bookmakers – Obtain financial advantage – Cause financial disadvantage – Gambling – effective cause – opportunity – benefit Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 4B, Part 4AA, 192B, 192D, 192E(1)(b), 192F Cases Cited: R v Button [1900] 2 QB 597 Case Stated by Director of Public Prosecutions (SA) (No 2 of 1993) (1993) 70 A Crim R 323 (SASCFC) Doney v R [1990] HCA 51; (1990) 171 CLR 207 Duncan & Ors v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2016] NSWCA 143 Gibbs v The Queen (1992) 58 SASR 347 Ho and Szeto v R (1989) 39 A Crim R 145 JMR (1991) 57 A Crim R 39 Moylan v Western Australia [2007] WASCA 52; 169 A Crim R 302 R v Clucas [1949] 2 KM 226 R v Harris; R v Turner [1963] 2 WLR 851 R v King; R v Stockwell (1987) 1 QB 547 R v Lambassi [1927] VLR 349 R v Leung (No 3) [2009] NSWSC 450 R v Morris (1997) 98 A Crim R 408 (WACCA) R v PL [2009] NSWCCA 256 R v R (1989) 18 NSWLR 74 R v Saba [2013] QCA 275 Re Attorney-General's Reference (No 1 of 1983) [1983] 2 VR 410 Rex v Lewis (unreported), Somerset Assizes January 1922 (see C.R. Williams, Property Offences, below) Royall v The Queen (1990) 172 CLR 378 Texts Cited: C.R. Williams, Property Offences, Law Book Co., 3rd Ed, 1999 159 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Stephen Charles Fletcher Department of Communities and Justice Representation: Counsel: P. Boulten SC C O'Donnell SC