Derley v R [2016] NSWCCA 60

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Derley v R [2016] NSWCCA 60 Hearing dates: 12 April 2016 Date of orders: 22 April 2016 Decision date: 22 April 2016 Before: Payne JA at [1]; Price J at [145]; Adamson J at [146]. Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Appeal – Application for a permanent stay of prosecution – whether the proceedings are an abuse of process – whether the appellant can receive a fair trial– double jeopardy –House v The King principles Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 193B Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5F Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 62 Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW), s 7 Drugs Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 25 Cases Cited: Broome v Chenoweth (1947) 73 CLR 583 Calleija v R [2012] NSWCCA 37; 223 A Crim R 391 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Jago v The District Court of New South Wales (1989) 168 CLR 23 R v Baker [2000] NSWCCA 85 R v Burrell [2004] NSWCCA 185 R v BWM (1997) 91 A Crim R 260 R v Carroll (2002) 213 CLR 635 R v Edwards [2009] HCA 20; 83 ALJR 717 R v Rogers (1994) 181 CLR 251 TS v R [2014] NSWCCA 174 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 Yang v R [2012] NSWCCA 49; 219 A Crim R 550 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kenneth Robert Derley (Appellant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr R Bonnici / Ms E Tringali (Appellant) Ms M Cinque SC (Respondent)