Stuart v R [2022] NSWCCA 182

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Stuart v R [2022] NSWCCA 182 Hearing dates: 12 August 2022 Date of orders: 26 August 2022 Decision date: 26 August 2022 Before: Kirk JA Button J Dhanji J Decision: (1) Grant the applicant leave to appeal. (2) Quash the applicant's convictions in respect of sequences 4 and 9. (3) List those sequences for arraignment in the District Court on 1 September 2022. (4) Quash the aggregate sentence imposed on the applicant in the District Court on 5 February 2021. (5) Remit the proceedings to the District Court for the applicant to be re-sentenced in due course on sequences 2, 3, 6 and 7. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against conviction — Miscarriage of justice — applicant seeking to withdraw guilty pleas accepted by a magistrate at committal hearing — applicant says that he never gave instructions to enter pleas of guilty — charges never read to applicant either in Local Court or when sentenced in District Court Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 33B(1)(a) and 93GA(1) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 55, 59, 70, 72, 74, 75, 94, 95, 97, 102 Criminal Procedure Regulation 2017 (NSW), regs 9A and 9B Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 10A, 25D Cases Cited: Amagwula v R [2019] NSWCCA 156 Bobbe v R (No 2) [2021] NSWCCA 150 Ke v R [2021] NSWCCA 177 Layt v R [2020] NSWCCA 231 Maxwell v The Queen (1996) 184 CLR 501; [1996] HCA 46 Meissner v The Queen (1995) 184 CLR 132; [1995] HCA 41 Ming Yuk (Raymond) Wong v Director of Public Prosecutions (2005) 155 A Crim R 37; [2005] NSWSC 129 R v Duffield (1992) 28 NSWLR 638 R v Paauwe [1971] 2 NSWLR 235 R v Thalari (2009) NSWLR 307; [2009] NSWCCA 170 R v Van (2002) 129 A Crim R 229; [2002] NSWCCA 148 Rotner v R [2011] NSWCCA 207 Sagiv v R (1986) 22 A Crim R 73 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Paul John Stuart (Applicant)