Goldman v R [2021] NSWCCA 197

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Goldman v R [2021] NSWCCA 197 Hearing dates: 23 July 2021 Date of orders: 20 August 2021 Decision date: 20 August 2021 Before: Payne JA at [1]; Davies J at [153]; Ierace J at [154] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted; (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against conviction – unreasonable verdict – where applicant convicted of one count of assault but acquitted of one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, one count of indecent assault and two counts of sexual intercourse without consent – whether there was in all the circumstances a miscarriage of justice – whether the complainant was unreliable and lacking in credit – whether the nature and quality of the evidence, as a whole, and the acquittals was such that the jury ought to have entertained a reasonable doubt about the applicant's guilt – where no reason to doubt the reliability or credibility of the complainant – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 59(1), 61, 61I, 61L Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 8 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1)(b) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 191 Cases Cited: AH v R [2019] NSWCCA 152 Holt v R [2021] NSWCCA 140 Jafary v R [2018] NSWCCA 243 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439; [1997] HCA 56 KRM v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 221; [2001] HCA 11 Libke v The Queen (2007) 230 CLR 559; [2007] HCA 30 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 MacKenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348; [1996] HCA 35 MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606; [2002] HCA 53 ML v R [2015] NSWCCA 27 Pell v The Queen (2020) 268 CLR 123; [2020] HCA 12 R v Baden-Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 35 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82; [2001] NSWCCA 290 R v Stone (Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) (England and Wales), 13 December 1954, unrep) R v TK (2009) 74 NSWLR 299; [2009] NSWCCA 151 SKA v The Queen (2011) 243 CLR 400; [2011] HCA 13 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Matthew Emmanuel Goldman (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Bellanto QC with T Bicanic (Applicant) F Veltro SC with J Dewhurst (Crown)