Regina v Moussad [1999] NSWCCA 337

Regina v Moussad [1999] NSWCCA 337

The Crown was entitled to charge a single count alleging an ongoing criminal enterprise of defrauding the Commonwealth, as the acts were linked by common purpose and formed part of one transaction; there was no unfairness or embarrassment to the accused, and the directions to the jury were appropriate.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
27 October 1999
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Court of Criminal Appeal; Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
['duplicity in Indictments' 'criminal Enterprise' 'fraud Against the Commonwealth']
['criminal Law'] ['duplicity in Indictments' 'criminal Enterprise' 'fraud Against the Commonwealth']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Court of Criminal Appeal; Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether a single count alleging multiple acts of dishonesty constitutes duplicity' 'Whether the trial judge erred in directing the jury that any one act of dishonesty was sufficient to justify a verdict of guilty']

Ratio Decidendi

The Crown was entitled to charge a single count alleging an ongoing criminal enterprise of defrauding the Commonwealth, as the acts were linked by common purpose and formed part of one transaction; there was no unfairness or embarrassment to the accused, and the directions to the jury were appropriate.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

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