Caleo v R [2021] NSWCCA 179

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Caleo v R [2021] NSWCCA 179 Hearing dates: 21 May 2021 Decision date: 06 August 2021 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Beech-Jones J at [153]; N Adams J at [154] Decision: Leave to appeal out of time should be granted but the appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against conviction – miscarriage of justice – joint trial – whether failure to order a separate trial resulted in a substantial miscarriage of justice – where evidence tendered was admissible against one co-accused but not the other –whether applicant deprived of a real chance of acquittal – Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 29(2) Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Cases Cited: Baini v The Queen (2012) 246 CLR 469; [2012] HCA 59 DR v R [2019] NSWCCA 320 GBF v The Queen [2020] HCA 40; (2020) 94 ALJR 1037 Gilbert v The Queen (2001) 201 CLR 414; [2000] HCA 15 Hamalainen v R [2019] NSWCCA 276 Kalbasi v Western Australia (2018) 264 CLR 62; [2018] HCA 7 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 Madubuko v R [2011] NSWCCA 135; (2011) 210 A Crim R 249 McKell v The Queen (2018) 264 CLR 307; [2019] HCA 5 Mraz v The Queen (1955) 93 CLR 493 at 514; [1955] HCA 59 Pham v R [2006] NSWCCA 3 R v Afu; R v Caleo (No 8) [2018] NSWSC 187 R v Alexander and McKenzie (2002) 6 VR 53; [2002] VSCA 183 R v Baartman (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 6 October 1994, unrep) R v Chami [2002] NSWCCA 136; (2002) 128 A Crim R 428 R v Gulder (1986) 8 NSWLR 12 R v Middis (Supreme Court (NSW), Hunt J, 27 March 1991, unrep) R v Patsalis & Spathis [1999] NSWSC 649; (1999) 107 A Crim R 432 R v Pham [2004] NSWCCA 190 R v Spathis [2001] NSWCCA 476 Symss v R [2003] NSWCCA 77 TKWJ v The Queen (2002) 212 CLR 124; [2002] HCA 46 Trotter v R [2016] NSWCCA 57 Webb v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 41; [1994] HCA 30 Weiss v the Queen (2005) 224 CLR 300; [2005] HCA 81 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mark Richard Caleo (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Dalton SC (Applicant) D Kell SC with E Jones (Respondent)