Leighton v R [2015] NSWCCA 156

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Leighton v R [2015] NSWCCA 156 Hearing dates: 27 April 2015 Date of orders: 24 June 2015 Decision date: 24 June 2015 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Adams J at [2] Wilson J at [8] Decision: Orders: Leave to appeal on grounds 7, 9, 10, and 12 is refused. The appeal is dismissed.

Answers to the Questions Posed by the Primary Judge: 1. No. 2. Yes. 3. Yes. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal – s5F Criminal Appeal Act 1912 – decision to admit tendency and coincidence evidence – relevance – probative value – expert evidence relating to effects of Nitrous oxide – whether denial of procedural fairness – whether proper consideration of possibility of contamination Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: DSJ v R [2012] NSWCCA 9 Graham v The Queen [1998] HCA 61; (1998) 195 CLR 606 House v the King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Papakosmas v The Queen [1999] HCA 37; (1999) 196 CLR 297 Pfennig v The Queen [1995] HCA 7; 182 CLR 461 R v BWM (1997) 91 A Crim R 260 R v Davis [2004] NSWCCA 298 R v DBG [2002] NSWCCA 328; (2002) 133 A Crim R 227 R v Le [2000] NSWCCA 49 Regina v Folbigg [2005] NSWCCA 23; 152 A Crim R 35 TS v R [2014] NSWCCA 174 Versi v R [2013] NSWCCA 206 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rodger Garry Leighton (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr. A. Miller (Appellant) Mr. Neil Adams (Respondent Crown)