Cornwell v R [2010] NSWCCA 59

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Cornwell v R [2010] NSWCCA 59

HEARING DATE(S): 20-21 October 2008 30 June 2009

JUDGMENT DATE: 8 April 2010

JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJatCL at 1; Simpson J at 237; Johnson J at 383

DECISION: 1. Appeal against conviction dismissed. 2. Grant leave to appeal against sentence but dismiss that appeal.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - construction by trial judge of evidence as an admission tendered against interests of the accused and version of facts - direction by trial judge related to the conspiracy - trial judge summing up directions - whether verdict of jury is unreasonable - whether trial judge erred in refusing to grant access to the information on oath by a Federal Agent - whether trial judge overstated applicant's role and involvement in the offence - whether applicant has a legitimate sense of grievance for sentence imposed - whether trial of the applicant miscarried due to non-disclosure or late disclosure of material relevant to defence - whether trial judge wrongly refused applicant access to undisclosed material

Customs Act 1901 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 LEGISLATION CITED: Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Surveillances Devices Act 2004 Criminal Appeal Act,1912

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Attorney General (NSW) v Chidgey [2008] NSWCCA 65; 182 A Crim R 536 Burrell v The Queen [2008] HCA 34; [2008] 238 CLR 218 Cornwell v R [2006] NSWCCA 116; (2006) 160 A Crim R 243 Cornwell v R [2007] HCA 12; (2007) 231 CLR 260 DJL re Central Authority (2001) 201 CLR 226 Dominguez v R (1985) 63 ALR 181 Elliott v The Queen; Blessington v the Queen [2007] HCA 51; (2007) 234 CLR 38 Gipp v R [1998] HCA 21; (1998) 194 CLR 106 HML v R [2008] HCA 16; 235 CLR 334 Peacock v The King (1911) 13 CLR 619 R v Brown (Winston) [1998] AC 367 R v Cornwell [2003] NSWSC 97; (2003) 57 NSWLR 82 R v Duncan (1981) 73 Cr. App. R. 359 R v Haddad [2000] NSWCCA 351; (2000) 116 A Crim R 312 CASES CITED : R v IK [2004] SASC 280; (2004) 89 SASR 406 R v Karageorge (1998) 103 A Crim R 157 R v Keane [1994] 1 WLR 746; [1994] 2 All ER 478 R v Meher [2004] NSWCCA 355 R v Reardon (No 2) [2004] NSWCCA 197; (2004) 60 NSWLR 454 R v Saleam [1999] NSWCCA 86 R v Schmahl [1965] VR 745 R v Spiteri [2004] NSWCCA 321 R v Veverka [1978] 1 NSWLR 478 R v Weiss (No 2) [2006] VSCA 161; 164 A Crim R 454 Saleam v R (1989) 16 NSWLR 14 The Queen v Hiller [2007] HCA 13; [2007] CLR 618 Travel Compensation Fund v Blair [2002] NSWSC 1228 Weiss v The Queen [2005] HCA 81; (2005) 224 CLR 300 Wills v R (1985) 39 SASR 35; (1985) 16 A Crim R 247