R v Ross (No. 4) [2020] NSWDC 197

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ross (No. 4) [2020] NSWDC 197 Hearing dates: 27 April – 1 May, 4-5 May 2020 Date of orders: 12 May 2020 Decision date: 12 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraphs 293-295 Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – gang assault on victim – victim suffers stab wound by one assailant – accused's reliance upon alibi evidence – whether Crown disproved alibi evidence – joint enterprise liability – whether agreement to inflict grievous bodily harm – whether accused foresaw possibility of wounding Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 4, 33, 35, 59 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 131, 133 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 87, 116 Cases Cited: Blackwell v R (2011) 81 NSWLR 119 Clayton v The Queen (2006) 168 A Crim R 174 De Silva v The Queen [2019] HCA 48 Fleming v The Queen (1998) 197 CLR 250 GBB v R [2019] NSWCCA 296 Gillard v The Queen (2003) 219 CLR 1 Huynh v The Queen [2013] HCA 6 IL v The Queen (2017) 260 A Crim R 101; [2017] HCA 27 McAuliffe v The Queen (1995) 183 CLR 108 McKey v R [2012] NSWCCA 1 Miller v The Queen (2016) 259 CLR 380 R v Nguyen [2001] VSCA 1 R v Smith (1837) 8 C & P 173 R v Winner (1995) 79 A Crim R 528 Swan v R [2016] NSWCCA 79 Youkhana v R (2015) 249 A Crim R 424 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions Mr DM Ross Representation: Counsel: Mr K Gilson for the Director of Public Prosecutions Mr J O'Sullivan for the accused