Standen v Regina [2015] NSWCCA 211

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Standen v Regina [2015] NSWCCA 211 Hearing dates: 19 March 2015 Date of orders: 13 August 2015 Decision date: 13 August 2015 Before: Bathurst CJ; Hoeben CJ at CL; McCallum J Decision: Refuse to grant the appellant leave to amend Ground 3 of the grounds of appeal. Dismiss the appeal brought by the appellant against conviction. Grant the appellant leave to appeal against his sentence on Count 2, but dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Appeal – conviction – evidence – admission – exclusion of prejudicial evidence under s 137 of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) – relevance - whether trial judge erred in admitting certain evidence

CRIMINAL LAW – Appeal – conviction – miscarriage of justice – whether miscarriage of justice arising from failure to properly direct jury as to elements of conspiracy

CRIMINAL LAW – conspiracy under ss 307.11 and 11.5 of the Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) – elements – whether jury must be directed that during the currency of the conspiracy, the accused and one other conspirator actually believed, at the same time, that another person intended to use the substance to manufacture a controlled drug

CRIMINAL LAW – Appeal – conviction – whether there was an error in failing to dismiss the jury following a note setting out concerns as to the length of the trial

CRIMINAL LAW – Appeal – conviction – miscarriage of justice – whether misdirection in summing up to jury – whether summing up unbalanced or unfair

CRIMINAL LAW – Appeal – sentencing – sentencing for multiple offences - cumulation, concurrence and totality - whether sentence manifestly excessive, unreasonable or plainly unjust Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Rules (NSW) Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Jury Act 1977 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abdel-Hady ("SA") v R [2011] NSWCCA 196 Agius v The Queen [2013] HCA 27; 248 CLR 601 Agius v R; Abibadra v R; Jandagi v R; Zerafa v R [2011] NSWCCA 119; 80 NSWLR 486 Cesan v DPP (Cth); Mas Rivadavia v DPP (Cth) [2007] NSWCCA 273; (2007) 230 FLR 185 Crofts v R (1996) 186 CLR 427 Festa v The Queen [2001] HCA 72; 208 CLR 593 Harriman v The Queen [1989] HCA 50; 167 CLR 590 Maric v R (1978) 20 ALR 513 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Patel v R [2012] HCA 29; 247 CLR 531 Papakosmas v R [1999] HCA 37; 196 CLR 297 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 R (Commonwealth) v Mark William Standen [2011] NSWSC 1043 R (Commonwealth) v Mark William Standen [2011] NSWSC 1044 R (Commonwealth) v Mark William Standen [2011] NSWSC 1046 R (Commonwealth) v Mark William Standen [2011] NSWSC 1047 R v BD (1997) 94 A Crim R 131 R v Campbell [2008] NSWCCA 214; 73 NSWLR 272 R v Cornwell [2003] NSWSC 97; 57 NSWLR 82 R v Courtney-Smith (1990) 48 A Crim R 49 R v Standen [2011] NSWSC 1422 R v Zorad (1990) 19 NSWLR 91 Standen v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2011] NSWCCA 187; 254 FLR 467 Wilson v R [1970] HCA 32; 123 CLR 334 The Queen v LK; The Queen v RK [2010] HCA 17; 241 CLR 177 Yousef Jidah v R [2014] NSWCCA 270 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mark William Standen (Appellant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: GR James QC / GA Farmer SC / A Radojev (Appellant) T Game SC / H Dhanji SC / S Buchen / J Roy (Respondent)