Regina v Cordero-Vidal [2002] NSWCCA 36

Reported Decision : (2002) 128 A Crim R 543

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Cordero-Vidal [2002] NSWCCA 36 revised - 27/11/2002 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60736/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 22/2/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 April 2002

PARTIES : Regina (Respondent) Juan Cordero-Vidal (Appellant) JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Wood CJ at CL at 2; Bell J at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 00/11/0018 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Stewart ADCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : R Maidment SC (Regina) P Hamill (Appellant) SOLICITORS : Commonwealth DPP TA Murphy (Appellant)

Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Customs Act 1901 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 Cleland v the Queen (1982) 151 CLR 1 Gallagher v The Queen (1986) 160 CLR 392 Mickelberg v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 259 Postiglioni v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 Ratten v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 510 R v Abusfiah (1991) 24 NSWLR 531 R v Esposito (1998) 45 NSWLR 442 R v Glusheski (1986) 33 A Crim R 193 CASES CITED: R v Haeney (unreported, Supreme Court NSW, 13 June 1978) R v McCarthy & Ryan (1993) 71 A Crim R 395 R v Moussa [2001] NSWCCA 427 R v Roberts [2001] NSWCCA 163 R v Salgado-Silva [2001] NSWCCA 423 R v Stackelroth (unreported) NSWCCA, 3 April 1996 Regina v Donnelly [2001] NSWCCA 394 Regina v Thomson and Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; 49 NSWLR 383 Regina v Wong [1999] NSWCCA 420; 48 NSWLR 340 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; 185 ALR 233 DECISION : Appeal against conviction dismissed. Appeal against severity of sentence see paragraph 91