McCosker v R [2023] NSWCCA 131

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: McCosker v R [2023] NSWCCA 131 Hearing dates: 12 May 2023 Date of orders: 9 June 2023 Decision date: 09 June 2023 Before: Ward P at [1]; Beech-Jones CJ at CL at [118]; Price J at [1] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal against conviction is granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – Appeal against conviction – Whether misdirection on availability of mental element of sexual offences – Where the trial judge gave a direction as to an additional mental element that was not part of the Crown case – Whether miscarriage of justice Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61I, 61HE(3)(c) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 38(1)(a) Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021 (NSW), r 4.15 Cases Cited: ARS v R [2011] NSWCCA 266 Beattie v R [2021] NSWCCA 291 Campbell v R [2014] NSWCCA 175 Carr v The Queen [2000] TASSC 183; 117 A Crim R 272 CV v R [2022] NSWCCA 264 De Silva v The Queen (2019) 268 CLR 57; [2019] HCA 48 Hamilton (a pseudonym) v The Queen [2021] HCA 33; (2021) 95 ALJR 894 Hanna v R [2022] NSWCCA 7 Hofer v The Queen [2021] HCA 36; 95 ALJR 937 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v Meher [2004] NSWCCA 355 R v RTB [2002] NSWCCA 104 R v Solomon [1980] 1 NSWLR 321 Robinson v R [2006] NSWCCA 192; 162 A Crim R 88 Sahartor v R [2018] NSWCCA 236 Saunders v R [2022] NSWCCA 273 Sheen v R [2011] NSWCCA 259; (2011) 215 A Crim R 208 Trevascus v R (2021) 104 NSWLR 571; [2021] NSWCCA 104 Xu v R [2023] NSWCCA 93 Zhou v R [2021] NSWCCA 278 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ethan McCosker (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Odgers SC (Applicant) E Balodis (Respondent)