SW v R [2013] NSWCCA 103

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: SW v R [2013] NSWCCA 103 Hearing dates: 30 November 2012 Decision date: 07 June 2013 Before: McClellan JA at [1] Hall J at [138] Davies J at [138] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal against conviction refused. 2. Leave to appeal against the sentence granted. 3. By majority: sentence imposed by Hulme J. is quashed and in lieu, sentence the appellant to a non-parole period of 30 years commencing 17 November 2007 and expiring 16 November 2037 with an additional term of 10 years expiring 16 November 2047. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - Conviction appeal - murder of 7 year old daughter by mother - whether trial judge erred in directions on accused's alleged lies -corroboration evidence relevant to an accused's mental state - directions on consciousness of guilt evidence - directions in relation to the burden in proving intention in circumstances involving intoxication and drug use SENTENCE APPEAL - manifest excess - life imprisonment - consideration and application of s 61Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Rules Cases Cited: Bellchambers v R [2008] NSWCCA 235 BW v R [2011] NSWCCA 176 DJF v R [2011] NSWCCA 6 Edwards v The Queen [1993] HCA 63; (1993) 178 CLR 193 Hili v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 Hopley v R [2008] NSWCCA 105 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Papakosmas v The Queen [1999] HCA 37; (1999) 196 CLR 297 R v Ainsworth (1994) 76 A Crim R 127 R v Alexander [1999] NSWSC 413 R v BW & SW (No 3) [2009] NSWSC 1043 R v Cheatham [2001] NSWSC 580 R v Cheatham [2002] NSWCCA 360 R v Cikos [2001] NSWSC 35, R v De Gruchy [2000] NSWCCA 51; (2000) 110 A Crim R 271 R v Folbigg [2003] NSWSC 53 R v Folbigg [2003] NSWSC 859 R v Fraser [2004] NSWSC 53 R v Fraser [2005] NSWCCA 77 R v Garforth (Unreported, Court of Criminal Appeal, 31 March 1994) R v Gorman and Armstrong (Unreported, NSWSC, Badgery-Parker J, 25 August 1995) R v Grant [2002] NSWCCA 243 R v Holton [2004] NSWCCA 214 R v Hughes and Ashfield (Unreported, NSWSC, Badgery-Parker J, 16 December 1994) R v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 25 R v Jalaty [2006] NSWSC675 R v Jang [1999] NSWSC 1153 R v Kalajzich (1997) 94 A Crim R 41 R v Lane [2011] NSWSC 289 R v Mehta [2009] NSWSC 814 R v Merritt [2002] NSWSC 1159 R v Merritt [2004] NSWCCA 19; (2004) 59 NSWLR 557 R v Park (Unreported, NSWSC, Sperling J, 3 August 2000) R v Park [2003] NSWCCA 142 R v Petroff (Unreported, 12 November 1999 NSWSC) R v Pfitzner [2009] NSWSC 1267 R v Pfitzner [2010] NSWCCA 314 R v PJS[2009] NSWSC 153 R v RHB [2007] NSWSC 1466 R v Sullivan [2011] NSWCCA 270 R v Tripodina (1988) 35 A Crim R 183 R v Valera [2002] NSWCCA 50 R v Velevski (Unreported, NSWSC, Dunford J, 26 September 1997) R v Walsh [2009] NSWSC 764 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 R v Harris [2000] NSWCCA 469; (2000) 50 NSWLR 409 Viro v The Queen [1978] HCA 9; (1978) 141 CLR 88 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR 584 Zoneff v The Queen [2000] HCA 28; (2000) 200 CLR 234 Category: Principal judgment Parties: SW (Applicant) Crown Representation: Counsel: D Dalton SC (Applicant) P Ingram SC (Crown) Solicitors: William O'Brien & Ross Hudson Solicitors (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2008/15683 Publication restriction: Non-publication of any information that would identify the deceased child or her siblings Decision under appeal Citation: NSWSC 1043 Date of Decision: 2009-10-02 00:00:00 Before: R A Hulme J