R v Leroy and R v Graham [2000] NSWCCA 302

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Leroy and R v Graham [2000] NSWCCA 302 revised - 22/08/2000 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60244/99; 60312/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 17 April 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 August 2000

Matthew John Leroy (Appellant) PARTIES : Colin Kenneth Graham (Appellant) Crown (Respondent)

JUDGMENT OF : Stein JA at 1; Dunford J at 2; Simpson J at 55

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 97/31/0360; 97/31/0331 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Howie DCJ OFFICER :

IH McClintock (Appellant - Leroy) COUNSEL : RP Greenhill (Appellant - Graham) LMB Lamprati (Respondent - Crown) TA Murphy (Appellant - Leroy) SOLICITORS : Higgins & Higgins (Appellant - Graham) SE O'Connor (Respondent - Crown) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - affray - maliciously inflict GBH - assault occassioning ABH - appeal against convictions - verdict - whether unreasonable or cannot be supported - EVIDENCE - admissibility of identification evidence - no identification parade held - highly probative value outweighed prejudicial effect - CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against sentence - whether manifestly excessive - special circumstances - whether appropriate to impose cumulative sentences - relationship between minimum and additional terms LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995, s 114, 136, 137 Sentencing Act 1995, s 5 R v Blick [2000] NSWCCA 61 R v Clout (1995) 41 NSWLR 312 R v (Kerrie) Clarke (1997) 97 A Crim R 414, CASES CITED: R v Moody (CCA - 1 April 1997) R v Adam [1999] 47 NSWLR 267 R v GAC (CCA - 1 April 1997) Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57 DECISION : Appeals against convictions dismissed. Leave to appeal against sentences granted; appeal dismissed.