MA v R [2022] NSWCCA 61

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: MA v R [2022] NSWCCA 61 Hearing dates: 14 February 2022 Date of orders: 25 March 2022 Decision date: 25 March 2022 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Bellew J at [71]; Dhanji J at [72] Decision: (1) Refuse extension of time to appeal. (2) Dismiss application for leave to appeal. Catchwords: CRIME — appeals — appeal against conviction — whether guilty verdicts unreasonable by reason of inconsistency with not guilty verdicts Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61M(1), 61M(2), 66A, 66A(2), 66C(2), 344A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6(1) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), Pt 29, Sch 2 Div 2, s 84(2), Div 3, s 88 Cases Cited: BF v R [2019] NSWCCA 321 DS v R [2021] NSWCCA Holloway v R [2017] NSWCCA 17 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439; [1997] HCA 56 Libke v The Queen (2007) 230 CLR 559; [2007] HCA 30 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 MacKenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348; [1996] HCA 35 MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606; [2002] HCA 53 MG v R [2017] NSWCCA 14 Nyguyen v R [2017] NSWCCA 145 Pell v The Queen (2020) 268 CLR 123; [2020] HCA 12 R v Baden-Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 35 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82; [2001] NSWCCA 290 R v TK (2009) 74 NSWLR 299; [2009] NSWCCA 151 RD (a pseudonym) v R [2021] NSWCCA Vasilevski v R [2019] NSWCCA 277 Z (a pseudonym) v R [2022] NSWCCA 8 Category: Principal judgment Parties: MA (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Moutasallum (Applicant) C Curtis (Respondent)