Lenior v R [2023] NSWCCA 242

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lenior v R [2023] NSWCCA 242 Hearing dates: 1 September 2023 Date of orders: 29 September 2023 Decision date: 29 September 2023 Before: Ward P at [1]; Harrison J at [140]; Dhanji J at [141] Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – Appeal against conviction – Inconsistent verdict – Where applicant had been convicted of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent and one count of attempted sexual intercourse without consent – Where the applicant was acquitted of two counts of sexual offences, the conduct of which preceded the conduct which formed the basis of the three convictions – Whether the verdicts of guilty were inconsistent with the verdicts of acquittal Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 61I, 61KC(a), 344A(1) and 578A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) s 5(1), 6 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) s 293A Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 38(1)(a) Cases Cited: Dansie v The Queen [2022] HCA 25; (2022) 96 ALJR 728 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439; [1997] HCA 56 Krishna v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2007] NSWCCA 318; (2007) 178 A Crim R 220 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 MacKenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348; [1996] HCA 35 Mason v R (No 2) [2015] NSWCCA 325 MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606; [2002] HCA 53 ML v R [2015] NSWCCA 27 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82; [2001] NSWCCA 290 R v RAT [2000] NSWCCA 77; (2000) 111 A Crim R 260 Rasic v R [2009] NSWCCA 202 Smith v R [2023] NSWCCA 118 TK v R (2009) 74 NSWLR 299; [2009] NSWCCA 151 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Oscar Harrison Lenior (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Game SC and G Huxley (Applicant) M Kumar and S Beaumont (Respondent)