NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 150 A Crim R 271
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : REGINA v KALDOR [2004] NSWCCA 425 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 August 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 November 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Dunford J at 1; Adams J at 6; Howie J at 67 DECISION : The appeal against conviction dismissed. The Crown's appeal against sentence allowed. The appellant sentenced to imprisonment for 7 years to date from 29 January 2004. A non-parole period of 4 years.
CATCHWORDS : Conviction appeal - importation of heroin concealed in guitar - sufficiency of evidence of knowledge - circumstantial case - whether verdict unreasonable - indictment - accused charged as accessory - Crown case actually that he was principal using innocent agent - indictment not amended - whether allegation that agent was principal offender mere surplusage - effect of Criminal Code - sentence appeal by Crown - sentence manifestly lenient - offender resentenced Customs Act 1901 s233B(1)(b) LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s6(1), 7(2) Criminal Code Act 1995 Crimes Act (Cth) s 16A Azzopardi v The Queen (2001) 205 CLR 50 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439 Knight v The Queen (1992) 175 CLR 495 Kural v The Queen (1987) 162 CLR 502 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 Maher v The Queen (1987) 163 CLR 221 Peacock v The King (1911) 13 CLR 619 Pereira v DPP (1988) 82 ALR 217; 35 A Crim R 382 CASES CITED : R v Dujeu [2004] NSWCCA 237 R v Kevenaar [2004] NSWCCA 210 R v McKinney and Judge (NSWCCA, 6 September 1993, unreported) R v Micallef (2002) 136 A Crim R 127, SLR 30 April 2004 at [44] R v Mas Rivadavia [2004] NSWCCA 284. R v Saengsai-Or [2004] NSWCCA 108 R v Smith and Kirton (1990) 47 A Crim R 43 R v Studenikin [2004] NSWCCA 164 Regina v Narongchai Saengsai-Or [2004] NSWCCA 108 PARTIES : Regina (Appellant/Respondent) Andrew Nicholas KALDOR (Respondent/Appellant) FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 2004/1832; 2004/1932 COUNSEL : Mr C O'Donnell (Crown) Mr R Hulme SC (Respondent/Appellant) SOLICITORS : Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Ms T Howe) Crown Legal Aid Commission (Ms S Calomeris) Respondent/Appellant
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