Keung, Bow, Liu v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 193

Reported Decision: 191 A Crim R 317 Appeal Outcome: Special leave application dismissed 1 May 2009 S495/2008

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Keung, Bow, Liu v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 193

HEARING DATE(S): 27 May 2008

JUDGMENT DATE: 21 August 2008

JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 1; Johnson J at 67; Hall J at 68

DECISION: Appeals against conviction dismissed.

CATCHWORDS: Drug importation - charge of conspiracy to import - prohibited import "namely ... [MDMA] ... not less than the commercial quantity" - whether prosecution had to prove agreement or intention to import not less than the commercial quantity - or the particular quantity imported - quantity not a necessary ingredient in offence of importation - on construction of s 11.5 Criminal Code, not made ingredient of conspiracy offence - consideration of leave under r 4 Criminal Appeal Rules - jury not erroneously directed to "put aside" certain evidence - conviction appeals dismissed.

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Ansari v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 204; (2007) 73 A Crim R 112; Baladjam v R [2008] NSWCCA 85; Cheng v The Queen [2000] HCA 53; (2000) 203 CLR 248; CASES CITED : Germakian v R [2007] NSWCCA 373; Kingswell v The Queen (1985) 159 CLR 264; The Queen v Meaton (1986) 160 CLR 395; R v Button and Griffen [2002] NSWCCA 159; (2002) 129 A Crim R 242; R v Tripodina (1988) 35 A Crim R 183.

Wing Kwai Keung - Appellant PARTIES: Wai Kwan Bow - Appellant Miller Liu - Appellant Crown - Respondent

FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2007/2781

P Boulten SC - Appellant Keung COUNSEL: A Francis - Appellant Liu S Odgers - Appellant Bow C O'Donnell - Respondent Crown