Brown v R [2018] NSWCCA 257

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Brown v R [2018] NSWCCA 257 Hearing dates: 26 September 2018 Date of orders: 21 November 2018 Decision date: 21 November 2018 Before: Payne JA at [1], Johnson J at [49], N Adams J at [99] Decision: (1) Application for leave to appeal granted; (2) Appeal allowed; (3) Matter remitted to the District Court for re-sentence. (4) Vary the order made in relation to the confidential affidavit on the file so that the sealed envelope may be opened by order of a judge of the District Court. Catchwords: SENTENCING — application for leave to appeal against sentence – Whether gross failure by applicant's legal representatives properly to advise about evidence on sentence

SENTENCING – whether applicant denied opportunity to give evidence at sentencing hearing Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 21A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 112 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5, 6, 12 Cases Cited: Alvares v R (2011) 209 A Crim R 297; [2011] NSWCCA 33 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Butters v R [2010] NSWCCA 1 Craig v R (2018) 92 ALJR 390; [2018] HCA 13 Hanna v R [2017] NSWCCA 168 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Mun v R [2015] NSWCCA 234 Newman v R [2018] NSWCCA 208 Sankar v State of Trinidad and Tobago [1995] 1 WLR 194 R v Gray [1977] VR 225 R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Qutami (2001) 127 A Crim R 369; [2001] NSWCCA 353; R v Whyte (2004) 7 VR 397; [2004] VSCA 5 Raymond John Munro v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 350 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 6 Tsiakas v R [2015] NSWCCA 187 Texts Cited: Freiberg, "Fox and Freiberg's Sentencing: State and Federal Law in Victoria", Lawbook Co, 2014 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Darren Brown (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Lewer (Applicant) B Hatfield (Respondent)