JPM v R [2023] NSWCCA 220

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: JPM v R [2023] NSWCCA 220 Hearing dates: 17 July 2023 Date of orders: 1 September 2023 Decision date: 01 September 2023 Before: Ward ACJ at [1]; Garling J at [211]; Wilson J at [234] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is granted. 2. Appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – Appeals against conviction – Incompetence of counsel – Whether defence counsel failed to put defence to jury properly – Whether the applicant was not properly advised of giving evidence – Whether there was a miscarriage of justice Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), s 15A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61KD, 61KF, 319, 323, 578A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5, 5F, 6, 7 Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW), s 7 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 38, 88, 90, 138 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) Cases Cited: AK v R [2022] NSWCCA 175 Ali v R [2005] HCA 8; (2005) 79 ALJR 662 Alkhair v R [2016] NSWCCA 4; (2016) 255 A Crim R 419 Alramadan v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2007] NSWCCA 322 AW v R [2023] NSWCCA 92 BQ v R [2023] NSWCCA 34 Craig v The Queen (2018) 264 CLR 202; [2018] HCA 13 Davis v R [2017] NSWCCA 257 Gilham v R [2012] NSWCCA 131; (2012) 223 A Crim R 22 Hanna v R [2022] NSWCCA 7 Hofer v The Queen [2021] HCA 36; (2021) 291 A Crim R 114 Krishna v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2007] NSWCCA 318 La Rocca v R [2021] NSWCCA 116 Madden v R [2022] NSWCCA 196 Nguyen v R [2022] NSWCCA 126 Nudd v The Queen [2006] HCA 9; (2006) 162 A Crim R 301 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 Roach v R [2019] NSWCCA 160; (2019) 344 FLR 429 Saunders v R [2022] NSWCCA 273 TKWJ v The Queen (2002) 212 CLR 124; [2002] HCA 46 Tomlinson v R (2022) 107 NSWLR 239; [2022] NSWCCA 16 WX v R (2020) 102 NSWLR 467; [2020] NSWCCA 142 Xie v R [2021] NSWCCA 1; (2021) 386 ALR 371 Zhou v R [2021] NSWCCA 278 Category: Principal judgment Parties: JPM (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Coady, K Prince (Applicant) J Styles (Respondent)