Cook (a pseudonym) v R [2022] NSWCCA 282

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cook (a pseudonym) v R [2022] NSWCCA 282 Hearing dates: 26 August 2022 Decision date: 15 December 2022 Before: Beech-Jones CJ at CL at [1]; Adamson J at [31]; Bellew J at [135] Decision: (1) Grant leave pursuant to rule 4.15 of the Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021 (NSW) to argue ground 1. (2) Grant leave to appeal. (3) Allow the appeal on the basis of ground 1. (4) Quash the applicant's convictions ordered following the trial before Colefax SC DCJ. (5) Order that there be a new trial of the applicant. (6) List the matter in the District Court arraignments list on 27 January 2023. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against conviction — jury directions — where jury provided written elements documents containing question trail to be followed — where document not orally explained to jury by trial judge — where such explanation required — error established CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against conviction — jury directions — where trial judge commented on how verdicts on various counts could be consistent — error established CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against conviction — whether evidence of disclosure wrongly ruled inadmissible — application of s 293 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) — no error established Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61J, 61M, 66A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5F, 6, 8 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 130A, 293, 294CB Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 97, 192A Jury Act 1977 (NSW), s 55B Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021 (NSW), r 4.15 Cases Cited: Adams v R [2018] NSWCCA 303 Bourke (a pseudonym) v R [2021] NSWCCA 145 GEH v R [2012] NSWCCA 150 HG v The Queen (1999) 197 CLR 414; [1999] HCA 2 Jackmain (a pseudonym) v R (2020) 102 NSWLR 847; [2020] NSWCCA 150 Jago v District Court of NSW (1989) 168 CLR 23; [1989] HCA 46 KS v Veitch (No 2) (2012) 84 NSWLR 172; [2012] NSWCCA 266 Liberato v The Queen (1985) 159 CLR 507; [1985] HCA 66 M v R (1993) 67 A Crim R 549 McKell v The Queen (2019) 264 CLR 307; [2019] HCA 5 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82; [2001] NSWCCA 290 Taylor v R (2009) 78 NSWLR 198; [2009] NSWCCA 180 The Queen v Bauer (2018) 266 CLR 56; [2018] HCA 40 Trevascus v R (2021) 104 NSWLR 571; [2021] NSWCCA 104 Zhou v R [2021] NSWCCA 278 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Cook (a pseudonym) (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Game SC / R Khalilizadeh / A Faro (Applicant) G Newton (Respondent)