Ward v R [2013] NSWCCA 46

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ward v R [2013] NSWCCA 46 Hearing dates: 14 December 2012 Decision date: 01 March 2013 Before: McClellan JA at [1] Latham J at [246] Adamson J at [247] Decision: 1. Refuse leave to appeal the conviction except for Ground 6. 2. Grant leave to raise Ground 6 of the appeal but dismiss that ground. 3. Grant leave to appeal against sentence and dismiss that appeal. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - application for leave to appeal against conviction - murder - direction on standard of proof - direction regarding rejected plea to manslaughter - direction on intoxication and intent - direction on provocation - direction on substantial impairment CRIMINAL LAW - application for leave to appeal against sentence - whether offence was mid range - effect of intoxication and culpability on sentence - approach to standard non-parole period after Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 224 CLR 120 - applicability of special circumstances. Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Rules Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cases Cited: Aslett v R [2012] NSWCCA 235 Beldon v R [2012] NSWCCA 194 Collier v R [2012] NSWCCA 213 Darwiche & Ors v R [2011] NSWCCA 62 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; 79 NSWLR 1 Edwards v R [2009] NSWCCA 199 FP v R [2012] NSWCCA 182 Green v R (1971) 126 CLR 28 Green v The Queen (1996-97) 191 CLR 334 House v The King (1936) HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Libke v The Queen (2007) 230 CLR 559 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 Ng v R [2011] NSWCCA 227 Papakosmos v R [1999] HCA 37; (1999) 196 CLR 297 R Margach [2007] VSCA 110 R v Bellchambers [2008] NSWCCA 235 R v Camplin [1978] AC 705 R v Chai [2002] NSWCCA 512 R v Cheatham [2002] NSWCCA 360 R v Croft [1981] 1 NSWLR 126 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Garlick [1981] 72 Cr App R 291 R v Gieselmann (Unreported, NSWCCA, 12 November 1996) R v GWM [2012] NSWCCA 240 R v Hazeltine [1967] 2 QB 857; 51 Crim App R 351 R v ITA [2003] NSWCCA 174; (2003) 139 A Crim R 340 R v Makisi [2004] NSWCCA 333 R v McGregor-Reid [1999] Crim LR 860 R v McKeown [2006] VSCA 74 R v Page [2008] VSCA 54 R v Picken [2007] NSWCCA 319 R v Ryan (1995) 90 A Crim R 191 R v Tripodina (1998) 35 A Crim R 183 at 195 R v Viro (1978) 141 CLR 88 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 R v Yeardley [2000] 2 Crim App R 14 RWB v R [2010] NSWCCA 147 Shaw v The Queen (1952) 85 CLR 365 Teckley v R; Nagle v R [2007] NSWCCA 75 TKWJ v The Queen [2002] HCA 46; (2002) 212 CLR 124 Van den Hoek v The Queen (1986) 1 61 CLR 158 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sarah May Ward (Applicant) Crown Representation: Counsel: M Ramage QC (Applicant) M Cinque (Crown) Solicitors: Jeffreys Lawyers (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2009/11037 Decision under appeal Citation: [2010] NSWSC 304 Date of Decision: 2010-04-22 00:00:00 Before: Howie J File Number(s): 2009/11037