Schoffel v R [2023] NSWCCA 88

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Schoffel v R [2023] NSWCCA 88 Hearing dates: 15 March 2023 Decision date: 21 April 2023 Before: Leeming JA at [1]; Wilson J at [95]; Dhanji J at [96] Decision: Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against conviction – appellant charged with one count of robbery with use of corporal violence and one count of perverting the course of justice – appellant convicted following Judge alone trial – whether compliance with s 133(2) of Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) – reasons did not identify elements of each offence – whether proviso applied – no substantial miscarriage of justice – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 95(1), 112(1)(a), 312, 319 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5(1)(a), 6(1) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 132, 133 Cases Cited: AK v Western Australia (2008) 232 CLR 438; [2008] HCA 8 CB v Director of Public Prosecutions [2013] NSWSC 618 Dansie v The Queen [2022] HCA 25; (2022) 92 ALJR 728 Dean v R [2019] NSWCCA 27 DL v The Queen (2018) 266 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 26 Filippou v R (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 Fleming v The Queen (1998) 197 CLR 250; [1998] HCA 68 Ghamrawi v R (2017) 95 NSWLR 405; [2017] NSWCCA 195 Hamilton v Director of Public Prosecutions [2020] NSWSC 1745 Holland v The Queen (1993) 68 A Crim R 176; [1993] HCA 43 Hopgood v R [2019] NSWCCA 246 Kalbasi v Western Australia (2018) 264 CLR 62; [2018] HCA 7 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd (2019) 267 CLR 560; [2019] HCA 32 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v BA [2021] NSWCCA 191 R v Beckett (2015) 256 CLR 305; [2015] HCA 38 R v BK [2022] NSWCCA 51 R v Chai [2002] HCA 12; 76 ALJR 628 R v Lazarus [2017] NSWCCA 279; 270 A Crim R 378 R v VHP (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 7 July 1997, unrep) Shepherd v The Queen (1990) 150 CLR 573; [1990] HCA 56 Trevascus v R (2021) 104 NSWLR 571; [2021] NSWCCA 104 W v R [2014] NSWCCA 110 Wade v R [2018] NSWCCA 85 Weiss v The Queen (2005) 224 CLR 300; [2005] HCA 81 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Brett Schoffel (Appellant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I McLachlan (Appellant) D Scully (Respondent) Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW (Appellant) NSW Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/173744 Publication restriction: N/A Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Criminal Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 6 October 2021 Before: Herbert DCJ File Number(s): 2020/173744