R v SW [2022] NSWDC 2

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v SW [2022] NSWDC 2 Hearing dates: 29 November 2021 30 November 2021 1 December 2021 2 December 2021 3 December 2021 7 December 2021 8 December 2021 9 December 2021 1 February 2022 Date of orders: 1 February 2022 Decision date: 01 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Montgomery DCJ Decision: Count 1 – Not Guilty Count 2 – Not Guilty Count 3 – Not Guilty Count 4 – Not Guilty Count 5 – Not Guilty Count 6 – Not Guilty Count 7 – Not Guilty Count 8 – Not Guilty Exhibits are to be returned to the Parties Catchwords: CRIME — Sexual offences — Indecent assault Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 61M(2), 61O(2), 66DC(a), 61HC Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) ss 133(2), 133(3) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 136 Cases Cited: Cawthray v R [2013] NSWCCA 105 Douglas v R [2012] HCA 34 Eades v DPP (NSW) (2010) 77 NSWLR 173; [2010] NSWCA 241 Filippou v the Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 Fleming v R (1998) 197 CLR 250 Harkin v R (1989) 38 ACrimR 296 Johnson v Miller (1937) 59 CLR 467; [1937] HCA 77 Mahmood v Western Australia (2008) 232 CLR 397 R v Jones [2011] QCA 19 R v VHP (unreported Court of Criminal Appeal NSW, 7 July 1997) Reg v Dossi (1918) 13 CrApR 158 S v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 266; [1989] HCA 66 The Queen v Phillips (1971) 45 ALJR 467 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina SW, Accused Representation: Counsel: Emma Curran, Counsel for the Crown Robert Webb, Counsel for the Accused