Matthews v R [2013] NSWCCA 187

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Matthews v R [2013] NSWCCA 187 Hearing dates: 13 June 2013 Decision date: 14 August 2013 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL, Leeming JA and Beech-Jones J Decision: (1) Leave to raise ground 15 of the conviction appeal is granted. (2) Leave to raise grounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12 and 13 of the conviction appeal is refused. (3) The appeal against the appellant's conviction on 23 January 2012 is dismissed. (4) Leave to appeal against the sentence imposed on 23 January 2012 is granted. (5) The appeal against the sentence imposed on 23 January 2012 is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - conviction appeal - import a commercial quantity of pseudoephedrine - whether verdict unreasonable and unsupported by the evidence - whether miscarriage of justice occurred - whether conduct of trial by counsel improper or negligent - no unfairness occasioned by delay in trial - no denial of opportunity to cross examine key witness - no misdirection as to mental element of the offence - recklessness - whether defence case mischaracterised in summing up - no denial of procedural fairness - no miscarriage of justice.

CRIMINAL LAW - sentence appeal - whether conduct of trial by counsel improper or negligent - whether reasonable apprehension of bias - further findings of fact by trial judge without evidence - whether principles of parity or relativity misapplied - whether sentence manifestly excessive - discretion to re-sentence not exercised. Legislation Cited: - Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 - Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998 - Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) - Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Act 2012 (Cth) - Criminal Appeal Act 1912 - Criminal Appeal Rules - Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) - Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 - Evidence Act 1995 - Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Cases Cited: - Adzioski v R [2013] NSWCCA 69 - Allpass (1993) 72 A Crim R 561 - Ali v R [2005] HCA 8; 214 ALR 1 - Banovec v R [2012] NSWCCA 137 - Barakat v Goritsas (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 36 - Barton v R [1980] HCA 48; 147 CLR 75 - Baxter [2007] NSWCCA 237; 173 A Crim R 284 - Campbell v R [2008] NSWCCA 214; 73 NSWLR 272 - Dinsdale v R [2000] HCA 54; 202 CLR 321 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; 79 NSWLR 1 - Douar [2005] NSWCCA 455; 159 A Crim R 154 - Dupas v R [2010] HCA 20; 241 CLR 237 - Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; 205 CLR 337 - Green v R [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 - Jago v District Court of New South Wales [1989] HCA 46; 168 CLR 23 - Jimmy v R [2010] NSWCCA 60; 77 NSWLR 540 - Khoury [2011] NSWCCA 118; 209 A Crim R 509 - Leach v R [2007] HCA 3; 230 CLR 1 - Lowe v R (1984) 154 CLR 606 - Lowndes v R [1999] HCA 29; 195 CLR 665 - M v R [1994] HCA 63; 181 CLR 487 - Maldonado v R [2009] NSWCCA 189 - MFA v R [2002] HCA 53; 213 CLR 606 - Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Nicholls [2011] HCA 48; 244 CLR 427 - MK v Victoria Legal Aid [2013] VSC 49 - Morris v R [1987] HCA 50; 163 CLR 454 - Nudd v R [2006] HCA 9; 80 ALJR 614 - Papworth v R [2011] NSWCCA 253 - R v Anderson [2012] NSWCCA 175 - R v Basha (1989) 39 A Crim R 337 - R v Chandler [2010] QCA 21 - R v Chaouk [2013] VSC 48 - R v Chaouk [2013] VSCA 99 - R v KB [2011] NSWCCA 190 - R v Murphy (1985) 158 CLR 596 - R v Petras (Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Angel ACJ, 30 January 2009, unreported) - R v Piggott, Griffiths, Simeon [2002] NSWCCA 218 - R v Seriban (Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Martin CJ, 16 March 2009, unreported) - R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 - R v TAB [2002] NSWCCA 274 - R v Tran [2011] NSWDC 105 - R v Woodland [2007] NSWCCA 29 - Rasic v R [2009] NSWCCA 202 - Ratten v R (1974) 131 CLR 510 - RM v R [2012] NSWCCA 35 - Rouvinetis v Knoll [2013] NSWCA 24 - SKA v R [2011] HCA 13; 243 CLR 400 - Tabuan v R [2013] NSWCCA 143 - TKWJ v R [2002] HCA 46; 212 CLR 124 - Whitmore v R [2010] NSWCCA 157 - Wong v R [2001] HCA 64; 207 CLR 584 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Philip Lindsay Matthews (Appellant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: In person (Appellant), with Ms E. Rautenberg (McKenzie Friend) C.P. O'Donnell (Respondent) Solicitors: In person (Appellant), with Ms E. Rautenberg (McKenzie Friend) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/008878 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2012-01-23 00:00:00 Before: Tupman DCJ