Regina v Villar; Regina v Zugecic [2004] NSWCCA 302

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Villar; Regina v Zugecic [2004] NSWCCA 302 HEARING DATE(S) : Tuesday 27 April 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 September 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Grove J at 1; Simpson J at 176; Howie J at 177 DECISION : Appeals against conviction dismissed; Appeals against sentence allowed; Appellants resentenced

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - JOINT TRIAL OF OFFENDERS' - INDICTMENT - JOINT AND SEVERAL CONSTRUCTION - INADMISSIBLE STATEMENTS BY CO-ACCUSED NOT RENDERED ADMISSIBLE AT BEHEST OF OTHER ACCUSED - CROSS EXAMINATION OF COMPLAINANT WHERE SEXUAL OFFENCES ALLEGED - SCOPE OF "SEXUAL REPUTATION" - FACTS SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT AGGRAVATED OFFENCES BY BEING "IN COMPANY" - INCONSEQUENTIAL SLIPS OF LANGUAGE IN CHARGE TO JURY - JUDGE'S FINDINGS OF FACT FOR PURPOSE OF SENTENCE NOT NECESSARILY IDENTICAL TO JURY FINDINGS LEADING TO GUILT - COMMENT BY CROWN PROSECUTOR ON FAILURE OF ACCUSED TO GIVE EVIDENCE OTHER ACCUSED HAVING DONE SO - WHETHER DEMONSTRATING MISCARRIAGE - SENTENCE - STRUCTURE RESULTING IN EXTREMELY LONG POTENTIAL PERIODS OF PAROLE - RESENTENCE APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Bataillard v The King 1907 4 CLR 1282 BRS v The Queen 1997 191 CLR 275 Cheung v The Queen 2001 209 CLR 1 Crofts v The Queen 1996 186 CLR 427 DPP v Merriman 1973 AC 584 Gregory v The Queen 1983 151 CLR 566 Hale's Pleas of the Crown (1778) Hawkins' Pleas of the Crown 8th Edn CASES CITED : R v Berrigan, unreported NSWCCA 7 Oct 94 R v DMC [2002] NSWCCA 513 R v Fenwick 1953 54 SR (NSW) 147 R v Leary, unreported NSWCCA 8 Oct 93 R v Leoni [1999] NSWCCA 14 R v Markuleski 2001 52 NSWLR 82 R v McGarvey 1987 10 NSWLR 632 R v Rowe 1996 89 A Crim R 467 R v Scognamiglo 1991 56 A Crim R 81 PARTIES : Regina v Gerardo Villar Regina v Kristijan Zugecic FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60489/03; 60380/03 D. Arnott (Crown) COUNSEL : J.C. Papayanni (Villar) B. Vasic (Zugecic) S. Kavanagh (Crown) SOLICITORS : C. Jeffries (Villar) M. Marando (Zugecic)