R v P S [2001] NSWCCA 224

R v P S [2001] NSWCCA 224

The conduct of the appellant's counsel, by failing to pursue the suggested conspiracy or concoction defence with relevant witnesses and compounding the harm by insisting on including prejudicial material, amounted to flagrant incompetence, resulting in the appellant being deprived of due process and leading to a miscarriage of justice requiring that the appeal be upheld, the conviction and sentence quashed, and a new trial ordered.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 June 2001
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction After Jury Trial and Sentencing in District Court
Outcome
Appeal upheld, conviction and sentence quashed, new trial ordered.
Legal Topics
['appeal and New Trial' 'miscarriage of Justice' 'conduct of Legal Practitioners' 'incompetence of Counsel']
['criminal Law'] ['appeal and New Trial' 'miscarriage of Justice' 'conduct of Legal Practitioners' 'incompetence of Counsel']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction After Jury Trial and Sentencing in District Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether a miscarriage of justice occurred due to incompetence of the appellant's counsel" 'Whether the conduct of counsel deprived the appellant of due process and a fair trial']

Ratio Decidendi

The conduct of the appellant's counsel, by failing to pursue the suggested conspiracy or concoction defence with relevant witnesses and compounding the harm by insisting on including prejudicial material, amounted to flagrant incompetence, resulting in the appellant being deprived of due process and leading to a miscarriage of justice requiring that the appeal be upheld, the conviction and sentence quashed, and a new trial ordered.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld, conviction and sentence quashed, new trial ordered.

Orders

  • ['Appeal upheld' 'Conviction quashed' 'Sentence quashed' 'New trial ordered']