Name Suppressed v R [2023] NSWCCA 130

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Name Suppressed v R [2023] NSWCCA 130 Hearing dates: 5 May 2023 Date of orders: 9 June 2023 Decision date: 09 June 2023 Before: Ward P; Walton J; Ierace J Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Dismiss both the conviction and sentence appeals. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeal against conviction of child sex offence – Sexual touching of a child under the age of 10 years – Incompetence of counsel – Whether counsel erred by failing to cross-examine the mother of the complainant as to whether she originated the complaint with a view to obtaining sole care of the complainant SENTENCING – Appeal against sentence – General principles – whether the primary judge erred by taking into account extraneous material Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 66DA(a) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 137 Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015, r 65 Cases Cited: AK v R [2022] NSWCCA 175 Ali v The Queen [2005] HCA 8; (2005) 214 ALR 1 Alkhair v R [2016] NSWCCA 4; (2016) 255 A Crim R 419 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1; [2001] HCA 67 Davis v R [2017] NSWCCA 257 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 Fuller v R [2022] NSWCCA 203 Gardiner v R [2023] NSWCCA 89 Hanna v R [2022] NSWCCA 7 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Ignjatic v R (1993) 68 A Crim R 333 LN v R [2020] NSWCCA 131 Madden v R [2022] NSWCCA 196 Momoa v R [2020] NSWCCA 328 Monteiro v R [2011] NSWCCA 113 Moustafa v R [2019] NSWCCA 89 Nudd v The Queen [2006] HCA 9; (2006) 80 ALJR 614 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 R v Carbone [2022] NSWSC 373 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Roach v R [2019] NSWCCA 160; (2019) 344 FLR 429 TKWJ v The Queen (2002) 212 CLR 124; [2002] HCA 46 Tsiakas v R [2015] NSWCCA 187 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44; (2012) A Crim R 460 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Name Suppressed (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B Walker (Applicant) A Bonnor (Respondent)