R v Warwick (No.80) [2020] NSWSC 115

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Warwick (No.80) [2020] NSWSC 115 Hearing dates: 11 November 2019, 12 November 2019, 13 November 2019, 14 November 2019 18 November 2019 Date of orders: 21 November 2019 Decision date: 24 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Garling J Decision: Application for the entry of verdicts of not guilty on the basis that the Accused has no case to answer is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Trial - Judge alone – no case to answer submission - whether the evidence taken at its highest could satisfy a fact finding tribunal beyond reasonable doubt – circumstantial case - application dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden [2001] NSWCA 32; (2001) 122 A Crim R 166 Attorney-General's Reference (No 1 of 1983) [1983] 2 VR 410 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor [1996] HCA 25; (1996) 186 CLR 541 Chamberlain v The Queen [No.2] [1984] HCA 7; (1984) 153 CLR 521 Cox v Salt (1994) 12 WAR 12 Director of Public Prosecutions Reference No.1 of 2017 [2019] HCA 9; (2019) 93 ALJR 424 Doney v R [1990] HCA 51; (1990) 171 CLR 207 May v O'Sullivan [1955] HCA 38; (1955) 92 CLR 654 Peacock v The King [1911] HCA 66; (1911) 13 CLR 619 Plomp v The Queen [1963] HCA 44; (1963) 110 CLR 234 R v Barker (1977) 65 Cr App R 287 R v Hillier [2007] HCA 13; (2007) 228 CLR 618 R v JMR (1991) 57 A Crim R 39 R v Le; R v Loeung [2019] NSWSC 632 R v Prasad (1979) 23 SASR 161; (1979) 2 A Crim R 45 R v R (1989) 18 NSWLR 74; (1989) 44 A Crim R 404 R v Warwick (No.2) [2017] NSWSC 1225 R v Warwick (No.21) [2018] NSWSC 654 R v Warwick (No.48) [2018] NSWSC 1557 R v Warwick (No.49) [2018] NSWSC 1557 R v Warwick (No.55) [2018] NSWSC 2011 R v Warwick (No.62) [2018] NSWSC 2028 The Queen v A2; The Queen v Magennis; The Queen v Vaziri [2019] HCA 35; (2019) 93 ALJR 1106 The Queen v Baden-Clay [2016] HCA 35; (2016) 258 CLR 308 The Queen v Edwards [2009] HCA 20; (2009) 83 ALJR 717 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The Crown Leonard John Warwick (Accused) Representation: Counsel: K McKay / G Christofi (Crown) A R Conolly / I Benson (Accused)