R v Holden [2014] NSWCCA 230

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Holden [2014] NSWCCA 230 Hearing dates: 20 June 2014 Decision date: 06 November 2014 Before: Johnson J at 1; Harrison J at 2; Garling J at 29 Decision: Leave to appeal refused Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against conviction - charge of deemed supply of MDMA - Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 s 25(1), s 29 - judge alone trial - whether verdict unreasonable - whether on the whole of the evidence it was open to the judge to be satisfied of guilt beyond reasonable doubt Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Burrell v R [2009] NSWCCA 193 M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; (1994) 181 CLR 487 MFA v The Queen [2002] HCA 53; (2002) 213 CLR 606 R v Nguyen [2010] HCA 38; (2010) 242 CLR 491 SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; (2011) 243 CLR 400 Smith v R [2007] NSWCCA 156 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Phillip Holden (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Crawford-Fish (Applicant) V Lydiard (Crown) Solicitors: Andrew Harris & Associates (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2012/10079 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2012-12-12 00:00:00 Before: Frearson DCJ File Number(s): 2012/10079