Marco v R [2023] NSWCCA 307

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Marco v R [2023] NSWCCA 307 Hearing dates: 10 November 2023 Date of orders: 6 December 2023 Decision date: 06 December 2023 Before: Ward P at [1]; Walton J at [126]; Fagan J at [128] Decision: 1. Pursuant to r 4.15 of the Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021, leave to appeal is refused in respect of ground 1. 2. Leave to appeal is granted in respect of ground 3. 3. The appeal is dismissed. 4. Vary the sentence of imprisonment of 4 years and 4 months imprisonment imposed by Payne DCJ on 26 April 2023, commencing on 26 April 2023 and expiring on 25 August 2027, with a non-parole period of 2 years 9 months expiring on 25 January 2026, to an aggregate sentence of 4 years and 4 months imprisonment commencing on 6 December 2023 and expiring on 5 April 2028, with a non-parole period of 2 years and 9 months, commencing on 6 December 2023 and expiring on 5 September 2026. 5. The applicant will be eligible for release on parole on 5 September 2026. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – Appeal against conviction – Sexual assault offences – whether identification direction was erroneous – whether guilty verdicts were unreasonable Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61I, 61KC Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5, 6, 578A Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 116, Dictionary Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021 (NSW), rr 4, 4.15 Cases Cited: AJ v R (2022) 110 NSWLR 339; [2022] NSWCCA 136 Aravena v R (2015) 91 NSWLR 258; [2015] NSWCCA 288 AS v R [2022] NSWCCA 291 Barca v The Queen (1975) 133 CLR 82; [1975] HCA 42 Bolton v R [2023] NSWCCA 211 Coughlan v The Queen (2020) 267 CLR 654; [2020] HCA 15 Dansie v The Queen (2022) 274 CLR 651; [2022] HCA 25 Dhanhoa v The Queen (2003) 217 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 40 Edwards v The Queen (2021) 273 CLR 585; [2021] HCA 28 Gardiner v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 190; (2006) 162 A Crim R 233 Greenhalgh v R [2017] NSWCCA 94 Hamzeh v R [2022] NSWCCA 232 Hanna v R [2023] NSWCCA 182 Hofer v The Queen (2021) 274 CLR 351; [2021] HCA 36 Houshyar v R [2022] NSWCCA 245 JL v R [2023] NSWCCA 99 Lane v R [2013] NSWCCA 317; (2013) 241 A Crim R 321 Latu v R [2023] NSWCCA 19 Lee v R [2023] NSWCCA 203 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606; [2002] HCA 53 Peacock v The King (1911) 13 CLR 619; [1911] HCA 66 Pell v The Queen (2020) 268 CLR 123; [2020] HCA 12 Plomp v The Queen (1963) 110 CLR 234; [1963] HCA 44 The Queen v Baden-Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 35 The Queen v Hillier (2007) 228 CLR 618; [2007] HCA 13 RA v R [2020] NSWCCA 356 Reed v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 314 Russell v R [2023] NSWCCA 196 Saunders v R [2022] NSWCCA 273 SKA v The Queen (2011) 243 CLR 400; [2011] HCA 13 Trudgett v R (2008) 70 NSWLR 696; [2008] NSWCCA 62 Ward v R [2022] NSWCCA 271 Wentworth v R [2023] NSWCCA 143 Z v R [2022] NSWCCA 8 Zhou v R [2021] NSWCCA 278 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nicholas Marco (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: