Zaki v R [2012] NSWCCA 109

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zaki v R [2012] NSWCCA 109 Hearing dates: 03/05/2012 Decision date: 04 June 2012 Before: Hoeben JA at [1] RS Hulme J at [4] Fullerton J at [5] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is granted. 2. The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against sentence - two counts of supply prohibited drug - whether miscarriage of justice resulted from failure by legal representatives to obtain evidence of psychiatric condition for sentence proceedings Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; 79 NSWLR 1 Iglesias v R [2006] NSWCCA 261 R v Abou-Chabake [2004] NSWCCA 356; 149 A Crim R 417 R v Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 R v Goodwin (1990) 51 A Crim R 328 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; 46 NSWLR 346 R v MJM [2004] NSWCCA 66 R v P [2003] NSWCCA 298 R v Ryan [2011] NSWCCA 69 R v Smith (1987) 44 SASR 587 R v W [2001] NSWCCA 172 Springer v R [2007] NSWCCA 289; 177 A Crim R 13 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Crown Antoan Zaki (Applicant) Representation: Counsel: S Dowling (Crown) B Neild (Applicant) Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Purcell Felton Lawyers (Applicant) File Number(s): 2009/281453 2010/270830 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-03-31 00:00:00 Before: King DCJ File Number(s): 2009/281453 2010/270830