R v Goodwin (No. 3) [2022] NSWDC 167

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Goodwin (No. 3) [2022] NSWDC 167 Hearing dates: 12 May 2022 Date of orders: 12 May 2022 Decision date: 13 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: (1) The trial is adjourned to resume on Monday, May 23, 2022 (2) The evidence remaining in the Crown case is to be presented on that occasion, with addresses to follow, after which I shall forthwith sum up the trial to the jury Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — Adjournment Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Evidence (Audio and Audio Visual Links) Act 1998 Jury Act 1977 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Tristan Goodwin (Accused) Representation: Ashlee Weir (Solicitor Advocate)

Joseph Simpson (counsel for the accused)

Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (Accused) File Number(s): 2021/00068839 Publication restriction: No publication of the name of the complainant or of any information which may enable her identity to be ascertained Publication of this judgement is restricted until the conclusion of the trial

JudgEment ON THE APPLICATION TO ADJOURN THE TRIAL

Introduction 1. Tristan Goodwin was presented for trial on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 upon an indictment containing four counts alleging sexual offences against one complainant.

Count One On 10 March 2021, at Schofields in the State of New South Wales, did intentionally touch AK sexually, without the consent of AK to the touching, knowing she was not consenting. S 61KC(a) Crimes Act 1900 Law part code 93656