Castagna v R [2012] NSWCCA 181

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Castagna v R [2012] NSWCCA 181 Hearing dates: 14 October 2011 Decision date: 23 August 2012 Before: McClellan CJ at CL Latham J Harrison J Decision: Appeal against conviction dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against conviction - supply of more than a large commercial quantity - deemed supply - whether trial judge erred in refusing to sever count 2 - whether trial judge erred in refusing to direct a verdict - whether trial judge erred in directions to the jury - whether unreasonable verdict Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: R v BD (1997) 94 A Crim R 131 Papakosmas v The Queen (1999) 196 CLR 297R v Serratore [1999] NSWCCA 377 R v Hamzy (1994) 74 A Crim R 341 M v R [1994] HCA 63; (1994) 181 CLR 487 MFA v R [2002] HCA 53; (2002) 213 CLR 606 SKA v R [2011] HCA 13; (2011) 243 CLR 400 R v Nguyen [2010] HCA 38; (2010) 85 ALJR 8 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Alexander Robert Castanga - (Applicant) Regina - (Respondent) Representation: Counsel M Ramage QC - (Applicant) P Ingram SC - (Respondent) Solicitors Jeffreys Lawyers - (Applicant) S Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - (Respondent) File Number(s): 2007/13252 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2009-09-10 00:00:00 Before: PR Zahra SC DCJ File Number(s): 2007/13252