Criminal Procedure Assignment

On 26 March 2015 Kevin" rel="nofollow">in Nguyen was found dead in" rel="nofollow">in a pool of the south end of Hyde Park in" rel="nofollow">in Sydney. Nguyen was known t oh ilso ocawl nh bolmooelde sast sauuptopposryt esestravbiclies hperdo vthidaet rsh ea hs ada bheoemne sletasbsb eadlc ofihvoel itci maensd in" rel="nofollow">inh ethroei nto rasdod iacnt.d Ahnehdaede pd ekfnein" rel="nofollow">infes ivweo kunnidfe iwno tuhned sc hoens th iws hhiacnhd sp ieanrcde da rmNsg.u Tyehne cause of Addedaitthio wnaasll ya, Nguyen had a black eye and a broken nose which the pathologist estimated had been caused by punches in" rel="nofollow">inflicted up to anA lhioceu, ra bveoflournet eehri sw idthe atthhe. Sotc cVaisniocennst tdhea t PKauevl iNn ighhatd Pvaitsriotel dfo othde vvaann, , toheld hpaodli cbee ethna tw oenar itnhge dniusmtin" rel="nofollow">inecrotiuvse bright blue sports shoes.1 cAhlbroien iScu atltcoonh owliacs aannd durnuegm upsleory.e Sdu, ttsoenm lii-vleitde rwatieth, ihnids imgeontoheurs bmuta nh ew ahsoso wciaaste ad Awlitthho huoghm ehlee shsa dp eao hpolem ean, dS uhtteo no frteegnu ldarralyn k and consumed drugs with thema. drin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing or drug session with his homeless friends. iOnn H 1y8d eA Pprairlk 2. 0O1n5e aot f1 t2h.e1 5o fafimce, rps onloicteic oefdf icaenr si nKdeigeenn aonuds Wmrain" rel="nofollow">ingh ats wleeerpe opna trao pllain" rel="nofollow">inrkg abpepnrcoha cclhuetdc,h iOngff iacne r alKmeeons t neomtipcteyd g oboy ntboargch.2 Tlihgahtt mthaant wthase Smuattno nw. aWs hwene atrhin" rel="nofollow">inegy lboroigkhetd blliukee bslpooordts sstahiones.s Tahned othffaict etrsh ew oshkoee Ss uhttaodn saonmd et hber ofowlnlo wmin" rel="nofollow">inagrk sv etrhbaatl exchange took place: 26 about three weeks ago on Thursday, week touched him u Ip g aa vbeit h. iHm what he deasroeurvnedd . At that poin" rel="nofollow">int Officer Keen told Sutton that she would like him to come to the pOoffliicceer sKtaeteionn caanudti oannesdw Seur tstoonm eth qatu ehseti ohnasd aab oriugth wt htoat rheampapienn seidle ntot bNugtu ytheant. anythin" rel="nofollow">ing he did choose to say could be used in" rel="nofollow">in evidence and that it may harm ihni sc oduerfet n(tchee icf ahuet iroenfu).s ed to mention somethin" rel="nofollow">ing that he later sought to rely on Squutetson 2.20 am, Officer Keen told Sutton that he was under arrest and he was taken to the police station. 1 St Vin" rel="nofollow">incent de Paul Night Patrol vans provide daily meals and other essentials to homeless people in" rel="nofollow">in Sydney. 2 cask of win" rel="nofollow">ine that contain" rel="nofollow">ins the win" rel="nofollow">ine. 3 That conversation between Sutton and Officer Keen conversation) was not electronically recorded because neith er (tKheee nH nyodre W rPigahrkt vheadrb aptoimrt anbolet erse cion rdhiin" rel="nofollow">insg p eolqicueip-imsseunet nwoitthe btohoekm .w Hhiolew ethveer ,c oOnfvfiecresra tWiornig hbte tmwaedeen Officer Keen and Sutton was takin" rel="nofollow">ing place. ACut sttohed y pMoalin" rel="nofollow">inceag estra atiloson tothlde SCuuttsoton dtyh aMt haen ahgaedr ac aruigtihotn teod coSmutmtounn icaagtaei nw. itThh ae fproielin" rel="nofollow">incde , srteatliaotin" rel="nofollow">inv.e S ohre ianldsoe pteonldd eSnutt topenr sthoant ahned h atod ah arvigeh tth teo pceormsomnu nciocmatee twoi thth ae iladwenyetirf ieadn dh itmo shealvf ea sa lAabwoyreigr in" rel="nofollow">inparel saenndt. Tthhaet Chues tdoedcyl in" rel="nofollow">inReedc otrhde nooftefesr thtoa t cSountttaocnt someone. tSou tptoanrt iwciapsa ptela icne da ifno ramna iln itnetrveirevwie wro. oSmut. tOonff itcoelrds tKheeemn ahned w Wasri gtihret da saknedd dSruuttnokn. Officer Keen said: choice. As we have explain" rel="nofollow">ined to you, you have the righTth atot irse myoauin" rel="nofollow">inr smilaennyt . tiBmuet sy. oYuo u surely can figure out that whether you talk to us or hnootu, se. Sutton said: daytime? Mum has shceaarret da totafc kcos plasst year. Just go easy on her. Officer Keen said: participate in" rel="nofollow">in an in" rel="nofollow">interview, Of course, if you decide to saebalerc thoi nlega tvhee t hheo suesaer.c hD eupnetnild tihneg moon rnwihnagt. y ou give us, we might be Seluetctotrno nnioc dadueddi.o O-vfifsicuearl Kreeceonr dcoin" rel="nofollow">inmgm eeqnuciepdm tehnet faonrmd acla iunttieornviin" rel="nofollow">inegw Sbuyt taocnti vaagtianign tfhoer tshpee ercehc owrads. sTluhrer evdi daenod sehvoewns t hSouutgtohn h eb lweaasry s-eeyaetedd ,a nhdis vpiossibtulyre i nwtaosx iucnasteteda. dHyi.s Officer Keen asked Sutton the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions: Keen: Were you in" rel="nofollow">in Hyde Park on the evenin" rel="nofollow">ing of 26 March 2015? A: Yeah. Keen: What were you doin" rel="nofollow">ing? (no response) Keen: Did you see someone there that you knew? (no response) Keen: Did you see Kevin" rel="nofollow">in Nguyen in" rel="nofollow">in Hyde Park that night? A: Yeah. Keen: How do you know Kevin" rel="nofollow">in Nguyen? 4 (no response) Keen: Did Kevin" rel="nofollow">in Nguyen steal drugs from you? A: Yep. Keen: And you were angry at Kevin" rel="nofollow">in? A: Yeah. Keen: And you attacked him? A: Yes. Keen: Tell us what happened. (no response) Keen: You punched him? A: Yeah. Keen: Several times? A: Yeah. Keen: Around the face and chest? A: Yeah. Keen: And then you stabbed him? A: . Keen: Several times? A: Yeah. Keen: And you took his shoes? A: Yes. Keen: And what did you do with the knife? (no response) is, we will have to execute a search warrant at your place of residence to look for it. with the knife? What did you do SAt:a It icohnu.c ked it in" rel="nofollow">in a bin" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">in the park. At the edge of the park near Museum wOin" rel="nofollow">int h1 m8 uArdperirl a2n0d1 5h ea wt a2s. 1ta5k eamn toS uthtteo nc ewllass. advised that he would be charged (AAtL 8S.)0 0 am a new Custody Manager on shift called the Aborigin" rel="nofollow">inal Legal Service formally charged, and at 11.00 am Sutton fin" rel="nofollow">inally met with an ALS lawyer. That same mornin" rel="nofollow">ing, police searched for the knife in" rel="nofollow">in the bin" rel="nofollow">ins and gardens of other useful evidence. ody clothes or Sutton told his lawyer that he did fight with Nguyen but that it was a fist fight. dDeensipeidte thwahta ht eh ein" rel="nofollow">in hteadn dteodld topo kliilcle N, Sguuytteonn. iHnesi sstaeidd tthhaatt hthee d fiidg hnto tw uasse o ab skenrivfee da nbdy tkwnoe wh othmeeirle nssic kdnrianmkein" rel="nofollow">insg: Jbaucdkod ieasnd Stretch. Sutton said that Nguyen was alive awth tehne hoeth aenr de nJadc okof thaned p Sartkre. t ch walked away and went to consume a goonbag 5 conveyed it to police. Police did not in" rel="nofollow">investigate the claim that ththee fin" rel="nofollow">ingehxtt hdaady hboeemne lweistsn espseeodp lbey Jwacitkhoo uant d pSrtoreptecrh . nTahmee pso liwceo uraldti obnea lisferudi ttlheasts seaanrdch, in" rel="nofollow">inbge ifnogr lailmcoitheodl icvsa,l uthee. iAr tt easntyim eovneyn, t,a ssisnucmei nSgu ttthoeny hraedm ecomnbfeersesde da, ntyhtehiirn agc, cwoouunltds bwee oref unnecessary. The brown stain" rel="nofollow">ins on . in" rel="nofollow">in due course confirmed to be blood Ahead of the trial and again" rel="nofollow">in durin" rel="nofollow">ing the trial, Sutton tehxec luHdyedde f roPmar ke vicdoennvceer.s Tahtieo ntr iaal njudd gteh ere feulseecdtr. o nically recorded confession of death. The St aV in" rel="nofollow">incent de Paul Night Patrol worker, Alice, identified the shoes that Sutton was wearin" rel="nofollow">ing when arrested . ADnNoAt hemra stcchieendti ftioc oNfgfiucyeer ng. a vOe ffeivceidr eWncrieg htht agta bvleo oedvisdteain" rel="nofollow">inncse oanb otuhto sthee s hHoyedse wPearrke ceovnidveenrscaet.i Tohne raen wd asth neo eoltehcetrro envicidaellny cere pcroersdeendte dco angfaeisnssito nS utwtoasn . admitted in" rel="nofollow">into Sutton gave evidence at the trial on his own behalf. Sutton explain" rel="nofollow">ined to the jsutaryb tNhgatu yheen h. aSdu tato fnis te fxipglhati nweidth t hNagt uhyee no nbluy ta, gdreesepdit eto h cios ncfoenssfe bsseicoanu, shee h dei dk nneowt tohfafitc ehriss bmaontghienrg woonu lhde br ed voeorry aunpds etth eann ds efrairgchhtiennge dth hroavuignhg ha egr rohuopu soef ipno ltihcee middle of the night. On 27 June 2016, Sutton was convicted of murder. fYiormu ahreas a bjuenein" rel="nofollow">ino ri nssotlriucicttoerd in" rel="nofollow">inb ya lSauwt tofin" rel="nofollow">inrm tos peacdivailsiesi nagb oin" rel="nofollow">inu tc rtimhei naplr odsepfeecntcse . foYor uar successful appeal again" rel="nofollow">inst conviction. who i haep proached by a homeless man until he saw photo in" rel="nofollow">in the newspaper on the (tdhees pdiatye omf ehdisia c oconvviecrtaiogne.) Stretch explain" rel="nofollow">ined that he has been a heavy daily drin" rel="nofollow">inker and drug-user for Sdtersectcrihb esda itdhe tfhigaht t haen d wthiten essusrerodu nSduitntogn c irbcausmh stNangcueyes nin" rel="nofollow">in isno mMea rdceht ai2l 0in" rel="nofollow">in1 5te. rmHse cwoans firrempeodrt ethda ht ehaev ialyn din" rel="nofollow">in S tuhteto pnr easnsd. SJatrcektoch h saadi dt htehna t lethfta tN ngou ykenni feal iwveas, aunsde dw. eHnet ttoha tth Jea coktoh ecor uelndd n ooft cthoen fipramrk t,h we hsetorery t hbeeyc adursaen khe f ohra ds odmieed hoof uar sd.r uSgtr eotvcehr dsoaside six months earlier. CWahna tS luetgtaoln isaspupeesa wl hoiusl dc ohnavvicet tioo nb?e I fc osnos, idwehraetd win" rel="nofollow">ino ualnda lbyes in" rel="nofollow">inthge t hlike eplyro rsepseucltts? for success of any appeal?