Crowley v R [2021] NSWCCA 45

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Crowley v R [2021] NSWCCA 45 Hearing dates: 3 March 2021 Decision date: 24 March 2021 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Harrison J at [6]; Adamson J at [7] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal against sentence. (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against sentence — Alleged miscarriage of sentence proceedings — Incompetence of counsel — Denial of procedural fairness — Manifest excess Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 18, 52A Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 166 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 10, 53A Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 4, 79, 190 Cases Cited: Allied Pastoral Holdings Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [1983] 1 NSWLR 1 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297; (2014) 246 A Crim R 528 Lane v R [2013] NSWCCA 317; (2013) 241 A Crim R 321 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR; [2005] HCA 25 R v Blacklidge (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 12 December 1995, unrep) R v Forbes [2005] NSWCCA 377; 160 A Crim R 1 R v Peisley (1990) 54 A Crim R 42 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252; [2002] NSWCCA 343 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 6 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629; [2003] HCA 14 WW v R [2012] NSWCCA 165 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Robbie David Crowley (Applicant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: T Game SC / R Khalilizadeh (Applicant) E Balodis (Crown)