Ambury v R [2018] NSWCCA 275

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ambury v R [2018] NSWCCA 275 Hearing dates: 24 September 2018 Decision date: 03 December 2018 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Johnson J at [79]; N Adams J at [80] Decision: (1) Grant the appellant leave to appeal to the extent that he requires it. (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal against conviction – appellant convicted of three offences of participating as a client with a child under 18 years in an act of prostitution – appellant self-represented – 24 grounds of appeal, including whether appellant's convictions should be set aside on the basis that they are "unreasonable, or cannot be supported, having regard to the evidence" – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, s 43 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 91C, 91D(1)(b) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5(1)(b), 6(1) Criminal Appeal Rules, r 4 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 20, 29, 293, 306I Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW), s 123 Cases Cited: Bell v Regina [2017] NSWCCA 207 CTM v The Queen (2008) 236 CLR 440; [2008] HCA 25 Dickson v R (2017) 94 NSWLR 476; [2017] NSWCCA 78 Edwards v The Queen (1993) 178 CLR 193; [1993] HCA 63 KRM v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 221; [2001] HCA 11 Papakosmas v The Queen (1999) 196 CLR 297; [1999] HCA 37 R v Abusafiah (1991) 24 NSWLR 531 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82; [2001] NSWCCA 290 R v Murray (1987) 11 NSWLR 12 RR v R [2011] NSWCCA 235; (2011) 216 A Crim R 489 SKA v The Queen (2011) 243 CLR 400; [2011] HCA 13 Toth v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2018] NSWCA 253 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Ambury (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented Appellant T Smith (Respondent)