W v R [2014] NSWCCA 110

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: W v R [2014] NSWCCA 110 Hearing dates: 18 March 2014 Decision date: 18 July 2014 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Hoeben CJ at CL at [196]; Bellew J at [197] Decision: (1)Leave to appeal against conviction and sentence granted. (2)Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL - Subramaniam direction -whether obligation to give direction - Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act, s 21

CRIMINAL - Longman warning - judge alone trial - whether obligation to give warning - Evidence Act, s 165B

CRIMINAL - Murray direction - whether direction given was followed - judge alone trial - judgment must adequately expose reasoning process - justice to be seen to be done - mere incantation of warning and directions insufficient

CRIMINAL - conviction - whether verdict unsafe and unsatisfactory - whether open to judge to be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt as to the appellant's guilt on the evidence - advantage of hearing and seeing evidence at trial

CRIMINAL - sentencing - failure to take into account mental state at time of offences -expressly eschewed by counsel at trial - lack of evidence as to mental state

CRIMINAL - sentencing - whether manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61M, 61J, 61P, 66C and 66D Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 33 and 133 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 9, 165A and 165B Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1900 (NSW), ss 21, 21A, 21B, 22 and 23 Cases Cited: Alchin v Daley [2009] NSWCA 418 Barbaro v The Queen [2014] HCA 2; (2014) 88 ALJR 372 Beldon v R [2012] NSWCCA 194 CJ v Regina [2012] NSWCCA 258 Crampton v The Queen [2000] HCA 60; (2000) 206 CLR 161 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 202 CLR 321 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Doggett v The Queen [2001] HCA 46; (2001) 208 CLR 343 EK v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 199; (2010) 79 NSWLR 740 Fleming v The Queen [1998] HCA 68; (1998) 197 CLR 250 Hili v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Libke v The Queen [2007] HCA 30; (2007) 230 CLR 559 Longman v The Queen [1989] HCA 60; (1989) 168 CLR 79 M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; (1994) 181 CLR 487 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 MFA v The Queen [2002] HCA 53; (2002) 213 CLR 606 Pettitt v Dunkley (1971) 1 NSWLR 376 R v BWT [2002] NSWCCA 60; (2002) 54 NSWLR 241 R v Keyte [2000] SASC 382; (2000) 78 SASR 68 R v Murray (1987) 11 NSWLR 12 R v Power [2003] SASC 77; (2003) 141 A Crim R 203 R v TJ [2009] NSWCCA 257; (2009) 76 NSWLR 167 R v Zvonaric [2001] NSWCCA 505; (2001) 54 NSWLR 1 Reeves v R; R v Reeves [2013] NSWCCA 34 SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; (2011) 243 CLR 400 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Subramaniam v The Queen [2004] HCA 51; (2004) 79 ALJR 116 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR 584 Zreika v The Queen [2012] NSWCCA 44; (2012) 223 A Crim R 460 Category: Principal judgment Parties: W (Appellant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Wass SC / S J Carr (Appellant) S Herbert (Crown) Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW (Appellant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2009/332253 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s15A Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987, there is to be no publication of any information, picture or other material that identifies or is likely to lead to the identification of the child victim. Identifying information has been removed from this version of the judgment to comply with the statute. Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2012-10-17 00:00:00 Before: Solomon J File Number(s): 2009/332253