Li v R [2019] NSWCCA 228

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Li v R [2019] NSWCCA 228 Hearing dates: 28 August 2019 Decision date: 27 September 2019 Before: Gleeson JA at [1] Johnson J at [127] Fagan J at [128] Decision: (1) Extend the time for filing of the notice of application for leave to appeal to 29 March 2019.

(2) Refuse leave to appeal against conviction. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – leave to appeal against conviction – supply large commercial quantity of prohibited drug and possess prohibited weapon – where applicant's counsel did not object to summing up or directions at trial – whether trial judge erroneously confined applicant's evidence on possession as relevant to the Carey defence – whether directions on joint possession misled the jury – whether the applicant's case on possession fairly put to the jury in the summing up and directions Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1)(b) Criminal Appeal Rules (NSW), r 4 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 3, 25A, 25, 29, 33 Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 (NSW), s 7(1) Cases Cited: A2 v R; Magennis v R; Vaziri v R [2018] NSWCCA 174 AP v R [2013] NSWCCA 189 Aravena v R (2015) 91 NSWLR 258; [2015] NSWCCA 288 Baini v The Queen (2012) 246 CLR 469; [2012] HCA 59 Castle v The Queen (2016) 259 CLR 449; [2016] HCA 46 Dixon v R [2017] NSWCCA 299 Filippou v The Queen (2105) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 Odisho v R [2018] NSWCCA 19; (2018) 271 A Crim R 325 Papakosmas v The Queen (1999) 196 CLR 297; [1999] HCA 37 R v Carey (1990) 20 NSWLR 292 R v ITA [2003] NSWCCA 174; (2003) 139 A Crim R 340 Roach v R [2019] NSWCCA 160 Roos v R [2019] NSWCCA 67 RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620; [2000] HCA 3 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Yu Hai Li (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr T Game SC / Ms A Francis (Applicant) Ms B Baker (Respondent)