A2 v R; Magennis v R; Vaziri v R [2020] NSWCCA 7

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: A2 v R; Magennis v R; Vaziri v R [2020] NSWCCA 7 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 07 February 2020 Decision date: 07 February 2020 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL; Ward JA; Adams J Decision: 1. Confirm that the appeal against conviction is allowed and the convictions quashed. 2. Order that there be a new trial of each of the appellants having regard to the proper construction of s 45(1)(a) of the Crimes Act. 3. List the matter before the Arraignments List Judge on 6 March 2020. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against conviction — High Court allowed appeal and remitted matter for determination of unreasonable verdict ground on proper construction of s 45(1)(a) of Crimes Act 1900 — appellants abandoned unreasonable verdict ground — New trial ordered Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 45 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 8 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 55 and 56 Cases Cited: A2 v R; Magennis v R; Vaziri v R [2018] NSWCCA 174 Andrews v The Queen; (1968) 126 CLR 198; [1968] HCA 84 Castagna v R; Agius v R [2019] NSWCCA 114 Director of Public Prosecutions (Nauru) v Fowler (1984) 154 CLR 627 at 630; [1984] HCA 48 Gerakiteys v R (1984) 153 CLR 317 King v R (1986) 161 CLR 423 Peacock v The King (1911) 13 CLR 619; [1911] HCA 66 R v Taufehema (2007) 228 CLR 232; [2007] HCA 11 Spies v The Queen (2000) 201 CLR 603; [2000] HCA 43 ST v Regina [2010] NSWCCA 5 The Queen v A2; The Queen v Magennis; The Queen v Vaziri [2019] HCA 35 Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2012/280081 A2 (Appellant) Regina (Respondent)