Liu v R; Lv v R [2017] NSWCCA 148

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Liu v R; Lv v R [2017] NSWCCA 148 Hearing dates: 2 June 2017 Date of orders: 17 June 2017 Decision date: 17 June 2017 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Garling J at [2] Bellew J at [184] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against sentence be granted to each applicant. (2) The appeal of Dino Shihang Liu against conviction and sentence be dismissed. (3) The appeal by Yaxuan Lv against sentence be dismissed. Catchwords: APPEAL – appeal against conviction – error in admitting evidence of admission EVIDENCE – admissions – criminal proceedings – official questioning APPEAL – appeal against conviction – error of law – whether substantial miscarriage of justice APPEAL – appeal against sentence – error of law – characterisation of victim as "vulnerable" – whether taking money an inherent aspect of robbery in company APPEAL – appeal against sentence – exercise of re-sentencing discretion Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Cases Cited: Couloumbis v R [2012] NSWCCA 264 Filippou v The Queen [2015] HCA 29; (2015) 256 CLR 47 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499

Kelly v The Queen [2004] HCA 12; (2004) 218 CLR 216 Kentwell v The Queen [2014] HCA 37; (2014) 252 CLR 601 Lane v R [2017] NSWCCA 46 Owens v R [2017] NSWCCA 16 R v Couloumbis [2012] NSWCCA 264 R v De Simoni [1981] HCA 31; (1981) 147 CLR 383 R v Henry [1999] 46 NSWLR 346 R v Horton (1998) 45 NSWLR 426 R v Murchie (1999) 108 A Crim R; [1999] NSWCCA 424 R v Naa [2009] NSWSC 851; (2003) 197 A Crim R 192 R v Sharp [2003] NSWSC 1117; (2003) 143 A Crim R 344 Wilde v The Queen [1988] HCA 6; (1988) 164 CLR 365 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dino Shihang Liu (Applicant – 2014/296510) Yaxuan Lv (Applicant – 2014/296504) The Crown Representation: Counsel: G Scragg (Liu) M Ramage QC (Lv) E Balodis (Crown)