Badans v R [2012] NSWCCA 97

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Badans v R [2012] NSWCCA 97 Hearing dates: 5 December 2011 Decision date: 17 May 2012 Before: Meagher JA at [1] Hoeben J at [84] Rothman J at [85] Decision: (1) Refuse leave to appeal against the conviction on grounds 1 and 2. (2) Grant leave to appeal against the conviction on ground 3. (3) Dismiss the appeal against conviction. (4) Dismiss the appeal against sentence. (5) Allow the appeal against the order for payment of Dr Nielssen's costs. (6) Set aside the order made by the District Court on 24 June 2011 that the Crown pay the costs of calling Dr Nielssen in the sum of $1500. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - conviction - whether misdirections in summing up to jury - evidence - whether verdict unreasonable or unsupportable on evidence - Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 5(1)(a) and s 5(1)(b) CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - sentencing - whether manifestly inadequate - standard non-parole period - consideration of Muldrock - significance of appellant's intellectual disability - Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 5D(1) CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - procedure - sentencing hearing - order Crown pay costs incurred by appellant in calling expert under s 177(7) of Evidence Act - no direction in accordance with s 4(2)(a) that law of evidence applied - costs order set aside Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Appeal Rules Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Alseedi v R [2009] NSWCCA 185 Cheung v The Queen [2001] HCA 67; (2001) 209 CLR 1 Dionnet v R [2009] NSWCCA 85 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 205 A Crim R 1 Engert v R (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 Hall v Nominal Defendant [1966] HCA 36; (1966) 117 CLR 423 Kocer v R [2006] NSWCCA 328 Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442 Liberato v The Queen [1985] HCA 66; (1985) 159 CLR 507 Lowndes v The Queen [1999] HCA 29; (1999) 195 CLR 665 M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; (1994) 181 CLR 487 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Matzick v R [2007] NSWCCA 92 McCartney v R [2009] NSWCCA 244 MFA v The Queen [2002] HCA 53; (2002) 213 CLR 606 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 MWJ v The Queen [2005] HCA 74; (2005) 80 ALJR 329 Nagi v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2009] NSWCCA 197 O'Neil-Shaw v R [2010] NSWCCA 42 R v Achurch [2011] NSWCCA 186 R v Allpass (1993) 72 A Crim R 561 R v Fahda [1999] NSWCCA 267 R v Gilham [2007] NSWCCA 323; (2007) 73 NSWLR 308 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 255 R v Koloamatangi [2011] NSWCCA 288 R v Letteri (New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal, 18 March 1992, unreported) R v Li [2003] NSWCCA 386; (2003) 140 A Crim R 288 R v Murray (1987) 11 NSWLR 12 R v Palu [2002] NSWCCA 381; (2002) 134 A Crim R 174 R v Pavia (1993) 67 A Crim R 364 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 Reberger v R [2011] NSWCCA 132 SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; (2011) 85 ALJR 571 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Luke Badans (Appellant) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Counsel: G Jones (Appellant) M M Cinque (Crown) Solicitors: Meehan Solicitors (Appellant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2009/194646 Decision under appeal Before: Syme DCJ File Number(s): 2009/194646