Markou v R [2012] NSWCCA 64

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Markou v R [2012] NSWCCA 64 Hearing dates: 23 February 2012 Decision date: 23 April 2012 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] RS Hulme J at [64] RA Hulme J at [74] Decision: (1) Leave granted under r 4 of the Criminal Appeal Rules to raise Additional Ground of Appeal 2. (2) Appeal allowed. (3) The appellant's conviction on 7 April 2011 of an offence under s 59(2) of the Crimes Act is quashed. (4) The appellant is convicted of an offence under s 59(1) of the Crimes Act that he did on 9 August 2009 at Surry Hills in the State of New South Wales assault Mathew Cunneen Wyllie thereby occasioning to him actual bodily harm. (5) The appellant is directed to perform 75 hours of community service work. The appellant is to attend the City District Office of the Probation and Parole Service within seven days of the date of this judgment. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - conviction - assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company - whether evidence of actual bodily harm - definition of 'bodily harm' - whether explanation necessary in judge-alone trial - whether offence committed 'in company' - evidence of common purpose - whether self-defence open on facts

CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - sentence - assault occasioning actual bodily harm - whether necessary to identify extent of harm inflicted - whether sentence of imprisonment warranted Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Cases Cited: Adsteam Building Industries Pty Ltd & Anor v The Queensland Cement and Lime Co Ltd & Ors [1985] 1 Qd R 127; (1984) 14 ACLR 456 AK v State of Western Australia [2008] HCA 8; 232 CLR 438 Cramer v R [1998] WASCA 300 Fleming v The Queen [1998] HCA 68; 197 CLR 250 Handlen v The Queen [2011] HCA 51; 86 ALJR 145 Overall v R (1993) 71 A Crim R 170 Pemble v R [1971] HCA 20; 124 CLR 107 R v Brougham (1986) 43 SASR 187 R v Button [2002] NSWCCA 159; 54 NSWLR 455 R v Donovan [1934] 2 KB 498 R v Ion (1996) 89 A Crim R 81 R v Moussa [2001] NSWCCA 427; 125 A Crim R 505 R v Tamcelik, ex parte Ozcan [1998] 1 Qd R 330 R v Winner (1995) 79 A Crim R 528 Smejlis v Matthews [2004] WASCA 158 Spies v R [2000] HCA 43; 201 CLR 603 Western Australia v Maria Mona Dick [2006] WASC 81; 161 A Crim R 271 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Blake Kevin Markou (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Wendler (Appellant) W Abraham QC (Respondent) Solicitors: Paris J Carr & Associates (Appellant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2010/99187 Decision under appeal Citation: R v Blake Kevin Markou Date of Decision: 2011-07-22 00:00:00 Before: Finnane DCJ File Number(s): 2010/99187