DL v R [2017] NSWCCA 57

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: DL v R [2017] NSWCCA 57 Hearing dates: 7, 8, 9, 10 November 2016 Decision date: 13 April 2017 Before: Leeming JA; Rothman J; Wilson J Decision: 1. Extend time and grant leave to appeal in relation to proposed grounds 1(a), 1(c) and 3. 2. Otherwise refuse leave. 3. Appeal against conviction dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against conviction - operation of proviso - murder - Crown case included expert blood spatter evidence - expert performed further experiments based on defence case during trial - Crown advised of those experiments and how expert would respond if cross-examined on defence case - no report provided - denial of procedural fairness - fresh evidence adduced on appeal established material error in expert's evidence at trial - whether substantial miscarriage of justice actually occurred - Crown case at trial aside from blood spatter evidence established guilt beyond reasonable doubt - further evidence available on appeal strengthened Crown case - proviso applied and appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), ss 15A, 15B-15F Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6 Criminal Appeal Rules, r 4 Cases Cited: Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd v The Queen (2012) 246 CLR 92; [2012] HCA 14 Castle v The Queen; Bucca v The Queen [2016] HCA 46; (2016) 91 ALJR 93 Cesan v The Queen (2008) 236 CLR 358; [2008] HCA 52 Evans v The Queen (2007) 235 CLR 521; [2007] HCA 59 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 Giourtalis v R [2013] NSWCCA 216 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Lindsay v The Queen (2015) 155 CLR 272; [2015] HCA 16 Lundy v The Queen (New Zealand) [2013] UKPC 28 Mortada v R [2014] NSWCCA 36 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Nudd v The Queen [2006] HCA 9; 80 ALJR 614 Petersen v State of Western Australia (2016) 50 WAR 45; [2016] WASCA 66 R v Germakian (2007) 70 NSWLR 467; [2007] NSWCCA 373 R v Maybir (No 8) [2016] NSWSC 166 Stafford v The State [1999] 1 WLR 2026 The Queen v Baden-Clay [2016] HCA 35; (2015) 90 ALJR 1013 Tongahai v R [2014] NSWCCA 81; (2014) 241 A Crim R 217 Weiss v The Queen (2005) 224 CLR 300; [2005] HCA 81 Wood v R (2012) 84 NSWLR 581; [2012] NSWCCA 21 Category: Principal judgment Parties: DL (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Bashir SC, D Barrow (Applicant) N Adams (Crown)