Kuehne v R [2011] NSWCCA 101

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kuehne v R [2011] NSWCCA 101 Hearing dates: 10 March 2011 Decision date: 04 May 2011 Before: McColl JA, RS Hulme J, Hislop J Decision: 1. Conviction appeal dismissed. 2. Application for leave to appeal against sentence granted. 3. Sentence appeal dismissed. Catchwords: Criminal law - conviction appeal - s 137 Evidence Act 1995 - no error in admitting evidence - sentence appeal - evidence capable of constituting special circumstances - no variation of statutory proportion Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Evidence Act 1995 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cases Cited: Gilmour v EPA; Tableland Topdressing v EPA [2002] NSWCCA 399, (2002) 55 NSWLR 593 R v Lumsden [2003] NSWCCA 83 R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381, (2006) 167 A Crim R 159 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131, (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 R v Mostyn [2004] NSWCCA 97, (2004) 145 A Crim R 305 R v Totten [2003] NSWCCA 207 R v Durocher-Yvon [2003] NSWCCA 299, (2003) 58 NSWLR 581 R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534, (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Walter James Kuehne v R Representation: Counsel: H.F. White (Appellant) S. Dowling (Crown) Solicitors: Legal Aid Commission (Appellant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2008/10708 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2009-11-27 00:00:00 Before: English DCJ File Number(s): 2008/10708