R v Loeung (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1691

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Loeung (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1691 Hearing dates: 16 August 2019 Date of orders: 29 November 2019 Decision date: 29 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: The application for a costs order under s 2 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) is refused. Catchwords: CRIME – costs – application for certificate under s 2 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) – where offender charged with 7 counts – where offender is acquitted on 4 counts, convicted on 2 counts and the jury was unable to agree on the remaining count – where credibility of Crown witnesses poor – whether reasonable to institute proceedings Legislation Cited: Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW), s 2, s 3 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 82, s 84, s 91, s 93 Cases Cited: Beatson v R [2015] NSWCCA 17 Cittadini v R [2010] NSWCCA 291 DAO v R (No 3) [2016] NSWCCA 282 Mordaunt v Director of Public Prosecutions & Anor (2007) 171 A Crim R 510; [2007] NSWCA 121 R v Johnston [2000] NSWCCA 197 R v Le [2019] NSWSC 633 R v Loeung [2019] NSWSC 1172 R v Moore [2015] NSWSC 1263 R v Pavy (Court of Criminal Appeal, unreported, 9 December 1997) R v Tooes [2008) NSWSC 291 R v Trevor Dunne (NSWSC, unreported, 17 May 1990) Regina v Groom [2000] NSWCCA 538 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Nou Sovathara Loeung (Offender) Representation: Counsel: A Morris (Crown) W Terracini SC with Mr B Murray (Offender)