CITATION: Gavin Dean Kennedy v James Anthony Grigor [2008] NTMC 017

PARTIES: GAVIN DEAN KENNEDY

v

JAMES ANTHONY GRIGOR

TITLE OF COURT: COURT OF SUMMARY JURISDICATION

JURISDICTION: CRIMINAL

FILE NO(s): 20626867

DELIVERED ON: 29 February 2008

DELIVERED AT: Darwin

HEARING DATE(s): 22 February 2008

JUDGMENT OF: Dr JA Lowndes

CATCHWORDS:

CRIMINAL LAW – ELEMENTS OF OFFENCE CONTRARY TO S 132(2)(b) CRIMINAL CODE (NT) – STATUTORY PROHIBITION ON WARNINGS IN RELATION TO UNRELIABLE CLASSES OF WITNESSES – EVIDENCE OF COMPLAINT – IDENTITY ESTABLISHED BY CRICUMSTANCIAL EVIDENCE – HYPOTHESES CONSISTENT WITH INNOCENCE – EXCULPATORY STATEMENTS IN A RECORD OF INTERVIEW AS EVIDENCE – EVIDENTIARY VALUE OF SUCH STATEMENTS.

Ss 31, 132(2)(b) Criminal Code (NT)
S 4(5)(A) Sexual Offences Act (NT)
S 59 Evidence Act (NT)
Drago v R (1992) followed
Festa v R (2001) 185 ALR 394 applied
R v Clout (1995) 41 NSWLR 312 applied

REPRESENTATION:

Counsel:
Prosecutor: Ms Sharafelin
Defendant: Mr Lee

Solicitors:
Prosecutor: DPP
Defendant: Withnalls

Judgment category classification: B
Judgment ID number: [2008] NTMC 017
Number of paragraphs:

IN THE COURT OF SUMMARY JURISDICATION
AT DARWIN IN THE NORTHERN
TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

No. 20626867
[2008] NTMC 017

BETWEEN:

GAVIN DEAN KENNEDY
Plaintiff

AND:

JAMES ANTHONY GRIGOR
Defendant

REASONS FOR DECISION
(Delivered as an Oral Decision 29 February 2008)

Dr JA Lowndes SM:

Dated this 29th February 2008.

___________________________
John Allan Lowndes
STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE