Andrew
Fowler-Walker

Courts of Appeal

Johnson (a pseudonym)* v The King [2022] SASCA 126 – sentencing – trafficking – statutory interpretation “exceptional circumstances”

Penhall v The King* [2023] SASCA 93 (led by K Handshin KC) – murder – unbalanced summing up – self defence

R v Pateras* (2021) 291 A Crim R 238; [2021] SASCA 107 – trafficking drugs – utilitarian benefit of plea – statutory interpretation “good reason” – redefining the sentencing guideline in R v Young [2016] SASCFC 102

Hill v The Queen* [2021] SASCA 83 (led by M Shaw KC) – Commonwealth fraud – directions on joint commission of an offence

GZO v The Queen* [2021] 138 SASR 256; [2021] SASCA 67 (led by M Shaw KC) – appropriate discount for cooperation with authorities – historical review

R v Antarakis* [2020] 137 SASR 205; [2020] SASCFC 105 – ultra vires bond conditions

M, B v Police* [2019] SASC 58 (Parker J) – Magistrates Court appeal – indecent assault – expert evidence – capacity to consent

R v K, GA* [2019] SASCFC 2 – unsworn evidence of child complainant – s 13BA interviews

R v Singh* [2019] SASCFC 51 – attempt to import precursor (Commonwealth) – false delivery address – unreasonable verdict

R v Phillis* [2018] SASCFC 119 – initial complaint evidence – implications of delay in judgment 

R v Hamra* [2016] SASCFC 130 (led by Ms Shaw KC) – s 50 persistent sexual exploitation – statutory interpretation – Crown appeals against acquittal – (went on appeal to the High Court in Hamra v The Queen [2017] HCA 38 –delineation of acts)

Supreme Court

R v Alzuain & 7 others [2023] SASC (Martin AJ) – (the De Ieso Shooting) – trial (lead counsel for Musa Alzuain) – murder – extended joint enterprise – 7 months & over 6000 pages of evidence – accomplice warning – identification – cross admissibility – outlaw motorcycle gang membership as discreditable conduct

R v H* [2022] (Nicholson J) – trial – severance of counts – murder

A v Commissioner of Police* [2022] SASC 33 (Blue J) (led by M Shaw KC) – application – costs

R v Sansbury, Newchurch & Newchurch* [2021] (Bampton J) (led by M Shaw KC) – trial – murder – identity – unanimity jury direction – see also Question of Law Reserved No. 1 of 2022 [2023] SASCA 109

The Advertiser Newspapers Pty Ltd v Penhall* [2021] SASCA 76 (involvement at first instance) (led by M Shaw KC) – suppression – internet take down orders

R v Penhall *[2021] (Peek J) (led by M Shaw KC) – trial – murder – blood pattern analysis – provocation – self-defence

R v HJS* [2020] SASC 142 (Doyle J) (led by M Shaw KC) – change of plea application – manslaughter

R v Adams* [2018] SASC (Vanstone J) – trial – threats to kill

R v Airey** [2013] (Kelly J) (led by M Norman KC) – murder – blood pattern analysis

R v Vo Tri Vuong** [2011] SASC (Kourakis J) – trial – grievous bodily harm

R v G** [2011] (Duggan J) SASC – trial – unlawful sexual intercourse

R v Wanganeen** (2010) 108 SASR 463; [2010] SASC 237 (Gray J) – sentencing procedure – aboriginal sentencing conferences

District Court

R v Smith and Ashton* [2023] SADC 108 (Telfer J) – trial – unlawful sexual intercourse – crown openings inconsistent with evidence

R v Borowski *[2022] SADC (Judge Barrett) – trial – threats to kill – credit and reliability of witness

R v F* [2021] Environment, Resources and Development Court (Chief Judge Evans)– sentencing – unlawful development – make false or misleading statement – discretion to impose sentence without conviction

R v Roberts, Sherriff and Mayne* [2020] (Judge Press) – Commonwealth trial – attempt possess commercial quantity drug – 313kg methylamphetamine – available defences

R v Rogers* [2020] SADC 72 (Judge Tracey) – trial – domestic violence – particularisation – credit and reliability of complainant

R v Mann** [2020] SADC 47 (Judge Chapman – trial – statutory interpretation – elements for s 50 persistent sexual exploitation of a child – “relationship” (case then stated Question of Law Reserved (No 1 of 2020) [2020] SASCFC 69)

R v Keen* [2019] SADC 189 – trial – fraud – above $300,000

R v B, JW* [2019] SADC 102 (Judge Costello) – trial – unlawful sexual intercourse (x5)

R v Blundell* [2018] SADC (Judge Cuthbertson) – trial – trespass and assault – identification evidence (went on appeal in R v Blundell [2018] SASCFC 84 – directions on identification evidence)

R v Keyte** [2018] SADC 22 (Judge Davison) – trial – persistent sexual exploitation of a child

R v Hopgood* [2018] SADC (12 December 2018) (Judge Soulio) – change of plea application – trafficking drugs

R v T** [2018] SADC 2 (Judge Millsteed) – trial – serious criminal trespass in place of residence and assault

R v Ralph* [2017] SADC (Judge Costello) – sentencing – serious firearms offence – exceptional circumstances

R v Dumont** [2017] SADC (14 September 2018) (Judge Soulio) – trial – kidnapping – trespass – robbery – torture

R v C* [2017] SADC (Judge David) – trial – attempt kidnapping (x6) complainants – temporary stay – particularisation – sentence – assault with intent

R v Dao** [2017] SADC – trial – trafficking heroin (x7) – undercover police operations

R v B* [2016] SADC (Judge Barrett) – severance – two complainants – persistent sexual exploitation of a child  

R v Ownsworth **[2016] SADC (Judge McIntyre) – trial – endanger life of child – expert evidence – unattended children in cars

R v Hamra (No 2)* [2016] SADC 8 (Judge Tilmouth) (led by M Shaw KC) – trial – statutory interpretation of s 50 – no case to answer

R v Hamra* [2016] SADC 4 (Judge Tilmouth) (led by M Shaw KC) – severance – multiple complainants – s 50 persistent sexual exploitation of a child

R v M, F** [2016] SADC (Judge Millsteed) – trial – unlawful sexual intercourse – uncharged acts (sentence and use of uncharged acts went on appeal in R v M, F [2017] SASCFC 114)

R v Kuir** [2015] SADC (Judge Tracey) – trial – rape – credit

R v Sullivan** [2014] SADC (Barrett J) – trial – communicate with a child for a prurient purpose.

R v McDonald** [2013] SADC (Judge Davison) – trial – alibi – unlawful sexual intercourse – (followed by six charges of perjury in R v J McDonald, McDonald, Flaherty, Jones, Whyman and Wilson [2016] SADC (Judge Tracey)    

R v O’Brien** [2013] SADC (Judge Lovell) – trial – dangerous driving causing serious harm (x2) – mental incompetence – expert evidence – automatism

R v Thompson** [2013] SADC (Judge Slattery) – trial – taking and correcting jury verdicts – functus officio – Ruling R v Thompson [2013] SADC 22

R v Austin & Schaaij** [2012] SADC (Judge Muscat) (led by B Nitschke) – trial – abuse of public office

R v Ellis** [2012] SADC – trial – arson of police vehicle

R v Djokovic & Woollard **[2012] – trial – manufacture methylamphetamine

R v Harradine & Sweeney** [2011] (Judge Davey) – trial – robbery – DNA – destruction of evidence – confessions

R v Huynh** [2010] SADC 54 (Judge Barrett) – trial – prosecuting counsel – robbery – joint enterprise – circumstantial evidence – (went on appeal in R v Huynh [2010] SASCFC 25)

Other Courts – cases of note

Police v Jaunay and Hobbs** [2021] AMC –trial – aggravated assault by on duty police – position of authority (went on appeal in Jaunay v Police [2022] SASC)

Police v Johnson* [2019] AMC – sentencing – firearms

RSPCA v Mortensen** [2019] AMC – trial – ill treatment of an animal causing serious harm

Police v R, PA** [2018] Youth Court – trial – sexual assault – three complainants – discreditable conduct and cross admissibility (went on appeal in R v R, PA [2019] SASCFC 19)