Conway v R [2023] NSWCCA 265

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Conway v R [2023] NSWCCA 265 Hearing dates: 27 September 2023 Date of orders: 20 October 2023 Decision date: 20 October 2023 Before: Basten AJA at [1]; Cavanagh J at [77]; Dhanji J at [78] Decision: (1) Grant the applicant leave to appeal against his conviction for murder. (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal against conviction – murder – single fatal knife wound to the abdomen – refusal of application to discharge jury – application based on prejudicial statements during cross examination that accused had propensity for violence – whether failure to discharge jury gave rise to miscarriage of justice – whether conviction unreasonable and unsupported by evidence Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5(1), 6(1) Cases Cited: Crofts v The Queen (1996) 186 CLR 427; [1996] HCA 22 Edwards v The Queen (2021) 273 CLR 585; [2021] HCA 28 Hamide v R (2019) 101 NSWLR 455; [2019] NSWCCA 219 Hofer v The Queen (2021) 274 CLR 351; [2021] HCA 36 Ilievski v R; Nolan v R (No 2) [2023] NSWCCA 248 Lee v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 455; [2014] HCA 20 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 Miller v R [2015] NSWCCA 206; 252 A Crim R 486 Patel v The Queen (2012) 247 CLR 531; [2012] HCA 29 Weiss v The Queen (2005) 224 CLR 300; [2005] HCA 81 Wilde v The Queen (1988) 164 CLR 365; [1988] HCA 6 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ian Matthew Conway (Appellant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (Appellant) G Newton SC / G Westgarth (Respondent)