HOMSI, Houssam v R; KARAMALAKIS, Voula v R [2011] NSWCCA 164

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: HOMSI, Houssam v R; KARAMALAKIS, Voula v R [2011] NSWCCA 164 Hearing dates: 10 June 2011 Decision date: 22 July 2011 Before: Hodgson JA at 1; Hoeben J at 129; Grove AJ at 130 Decision: (1) Appeal against conviction dismissed. (2) Leave to appeal against sentence granted, and appeal against sentence dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Appeals against conviction - Applications for leave to appeal against sentence - Whether misdirection by trial judge concerning counsel's failure to cross-examine - Whether misdirection by trial judge on issue of detention in relation to detain for advantage charge - Whether misdirection by reason of failure to give warning concerning hearsay evidence - Whether verdicts unreasonable - Whether there was a miscarriage of justice - Application of proviso. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 ss 61, 86, 195, [409 since repealed] Criminal Appeal Act 1912 ss 5, 6 Criminal Appeal Rules r 4 Evidence Act 1995 s 165 Cases Cited: Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 R v Clark [2001] NSWCCA 494; (2001) 123 A Crim R 506 Derbas v R [2007] NSWCCA 118 R v Fowler [2003] NSWCCA 321; (2003) 151 A Crim R 166 GAR v R (No 2) [2010] NSWCCA 164 R v Harbulot [2003] NSWCCA 141 Henriques v R (1991) 93 Cr App Rep 237 R v Manunta (1990) 54 SASR 17 Mendham & Foster v R (1993) 71 A Crim R 382 M v R [1994] HCA 63; (1994) 181 CLR 487 R v Nemeth [2002] NSWCCA 281 RWB v R [2010] NSWCCA 147 Rasic v R [2009] NSWCCA 202 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions Pty Limited [1999] HCA 3; (1999) 160 ALR 588 R v Stewart [2001] NSWCCA 260; (2001) 52 NSWLR 301 R v TJF [2001] NSWCCA 127; (2001) 120 A Crim R 209 Weiss v The Queen [2005] HCA 81; (2005) 224 CLR 300 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Houssam HOMSI (applicant) Voula KARAMALAKIS (applicant) CROWN (respondent in both matters) Representation: P Hamill SC/ M Swift/ G Brady (applicants) S Dowling (Crown) Conaghan Hunter Lawyers (applicants) S Kavanagh (solicitor for Public Prosecutions) File Number(s): 2009/00011609; 2009/00011614 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2010-06-18 00:00:00 Before: Freeman DCJ File Number(s): 2009/00011609; 2009/00011614