R v Cheraghi [2020] NSWCCA 70

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cheraghi [2020] NSWCCA 70 Hearing dates: 14 February 2020 Date of orders: 15 April 2020 Decision date: 15 April 2020 Before: Simpson AJA; Beech-Jones J; N Adams J Decision: 1. Refuse leave to appeal against conviction. 2. Dismiss the appeal against conviction. 3. Grant leave to appeal against sentence. 4. Dismiss the appeal against sentence. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against conviction — Direction about ERISP evidence of co-accused — Unanimous verdict — Whether not guilty is the default position for undecided jury — Appeal against sentence — Manifest Excess — Weight to be given to applicant's subjective circumstances — Aggravating factors — Relevance of time spent in immigration detention Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 112(2), s 148 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 5, s 21A, Part 3, Div 1A, s 44, s 47(2)(s), s 47(3), s 54B Criminal Appeal Rules (NSW), r 4 Jury Act 1977 (NSW), s 55F Cases Cited: Black v The Queen (1993) 179 CLR 44; [1993] HCA 71 Bland v R (2014) 241 A Crim R 51; [2014] NSWCCA 82 Magro v R [2020] NSWCCA 25 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 R v Pham [2005] NSWCCA 94 Zreika v R (2012) 223 A Crim R 460; [2012] NSWCCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Edris Cheraghi (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Segal (Applicant) Ms F Williams (Respondent)