HO v R [2023] NSWCCA 245

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: HO v R [2023] NSWCCA 245 Hearing dates: 19 July 2023 Decision date: 06 October 2023 Before: Beech Jones CJ at CL at [1] Wilson J at [2] R A Hulme AJ at [135] Decision: (1) Extend the time in which to bring an application for leave to appeal against conviction until 7 February 2023; (2) Grant leave to appeal; (3) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal against conviction – offences of sexual and physical assault – question of obligation on prosecution to investigate accused person's case – extent of Crown's obligation to call witnesses – question of admissibility of evidence that implied sexual experience – whether verdict unsupported by the evidence Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allchin v R; Skepevski v R [2019] NSWCCA 278 AS v R [2022] NSWCCA 291 Bolton v R [2023] NSWCCA 211 Crickitt v R [2018] NSWCCA 240 Dietrich v The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292; [1992] HCA 57 Duncan v R [2023] NSWCCA 223 Gould v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (1992) 359 ALR 142; [2018] NSWCCA 109 Jafary v R [2018] NSWCCA 243 JL v R [2023] NSWCCA 99 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 Mahmood v Western Australia (2008) 232 CLR 397; [2008] HCA 1 Marwan v Director of Public Prosecutions [2019] NSWCCA 161 McKenzie v R (1996) 190 CLR 348; [1996] HCA 35 MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606; [2002] HCA 53 Nguyen v R [2021] NSWCCA 85 Pell v The Queen (2020) 268 CLR 123; [2020] HCA 12 Penney v The Queen [1998] HCA 51; 72 ALJR 1316 R v Baden-Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 53 R v Kneebone (1999) 47 NSWLR 450; [1999] NSWCCA 279 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82; [2001] NSWCCA 290 Reed v R [2006] NSWCCA 314 Richardson v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 116; [1974] HCA 19 S v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 266; [1989] HCA 66 The Queen v Apostilides (1984) 154 CLR 563; [1984] HCA 38 Whitehorn v The Queen (1983) 152 CLR 657; [1983] HCA 38 Category: Principal judgment Parties: HO (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Lind (Respondent)