R v Drew

Judgment date: 5/08/1997
Court: NSWCCA
Judge: Gleeson CJ, Beazley JA and Dowd J
Citation: 05/08/1997 NSWCCA 60533/96;
Catchwords: Evidence;  Fresh evidence;  Evidence as to credibility of witness;  Whether availability of evidence would have led to acquittal;  

Criminal law;  Directions to jury;  Failure to give warning as to reliability of evidence;  Hearsay evidence;  

Criminal law;  Directions to jury;  Failure to give direction;  Prior inconsistent statements;  

Criminal law;  Verdicts;  Unsafe or unsatisfactory verdict;  Whether number of faults in crown case meant verdicts unsafe;