CV v R [2022] NSWCCA 264

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: CV v R [2022] NSWCCA 264 Hearing dates: 28 November 2022 Date of orders: 9 December 2022 Decision date: 09 December 2022 Before: Beech-Jones CJ at CL at [1]; Walton J at [53]; Yehia J at [54] Decision: (1) The Applicant be granted leave to appeal. (2) The Appeal be dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against conviction — whether Crown invited jury to draw adverse inferences due to failure to mention circumstances relevant to defence in ERISP — application of s 89A of Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) — whether trial judge not giving direction occasioned miscarriage of justice — where direction not sought by trial counsel — appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), ss 15A, 15B Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61D(1), 61E(1), 61L, 61M(1), 61M(2), 61O(2), 66A, 578A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 38, 89A, 89A(1), 89A(3) - (9), 89(1), Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021 (NSW), r 4.15 Cases Cited: Cox v R [2022] NSWCCA 66 De Silva v The Queen (2019) 268 CLR 57; [2019] HCA 48 Haile v R [2022] NSWCCA 71 Hamilton (a pseudonym) v The Queen [2021] HCA 33; (2021) 95 ALJR 894 Hogg v R (2019) 101 NSWLR 524; [2019] NSWCCA 323 Liberato v The Queen (1985) 159 CLR 507; [1985] HCA 66 Category: Principal judgment Parties: CV (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms M Cuneen SC; Ms S Goodwin; Ms F Clark (Applicant) Ms S Traynor (Respondent)