R v MM [2004] NSWCCA 81

Reported Decision : 145 A Crim R 148

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v MM [2004] NSWCCA 81 revised - 9/11/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 October 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 31 March 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Levine J at 1; Howie J at 110; Smart AJ at 156 DECISION : (1) Appeal against conviction dismissed.; (2) Leave to appeal against sentence granted.; (3) Appeal against sentence dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : Longman direction - sufficiency - warning - comment - counsels' adddresses - propriety - s159 Criminal Procedure Act Criminal Procedure Act 1986 s159, ss291 and 292 (formerly ss118 and 119) LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s6(3) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s44(2) Evidence Act 1995 s165(2) Crampton v The Queen (2000) 206 CLR 161 Doggett v The Queen (2001) 208 CLR 343 Longman v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 79 MFA v The Queen (2002) 193 ALR 184, [2002] HCA 53 R v AB (No 2) (2000) 1178 A Crim R 473 R v BWT [2002] 54 NSWLR 241 R v Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 R v Davies (1978) 68 Cr App R 319 R v DBG (2002) 133 A Crim R 227 R v Durocher-Yvon [2003] NSWCCA 299 R v Gallagher (1991) 23 NSWLR 220 R v GS [2003] NSWCCA 73 R v Hansen [2002] SASC 208 R v Ita [2003] NSCCA 174 R v JBV [2002] NSWCCA 212 CASES CITED : R v Johnston (1998) 45 NSWLR 362 R v Kesisyan [2003] NSWCCA 259 R v KWT (2002) 54 NSWLR 241 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82 R v Mitten (2002) 132 A Crim R 123 R v MM [2001] NSWCCA 286 R v Moussa (2001) 125 A Crim R 505 R v Perez-Vargas (1986) 8 NSWLR 599 R v Scott [2003] NSWCA 28 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 R v Stewart (2001) 52 NSWLR 301 R v Stockdale [2004] NSWCCA 1 R v Totten [2003] NSWCCA 207 R v Wahabzadah [2001] NSWCCA 253 R v WRC [2002] NSWCCA 210 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267 The Queen v AB (1999) 198 CLR 111 PARTIES : REGINA v MM FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60203 of 2003 P Ingram (Crown) COUNSEL : R Hulme SC (Applicant) C K Smith (Crown) SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor (Applicant)