Redding v R [2023] NSWCCA 286

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Redding v R [2023] NSWCCA 286 Hearing dates: 25 September 2023 Date of orders: 20 November 2023 Decision date: 20 November 2023 Before: Ward P at [1]; Davies J at [321]; N Adams J at [324] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is granted in respect of ground 1. 2. Pursuant to r 4.15 of the Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021, leave to appeal is refused in respect of the second ground of appeal (ground 3 [sic]). 3. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – Appeal against conviction – Child sexual assault offences – applicant convicted of several counts and acquitted of several other counts – whether the verdicts were inconsistent or unreasonable – whether the prosecution submissions to the jury were materially prejudicial Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), s 15A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61M, 61O, 66C, 578A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5(1) 6(1) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 165B(2) Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021 (NSW), r 4.15 Cases Cited: Alramadan v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2007] NSWCCA 322 Anderson v R (1991) 53 A Crim R 421 Barney v R [2023] NSWCCA 85 Brown v R [2022] NSWCCA 116 Collins v R [2020] NSWCCA 198 Dansie v The Queen [2022] HCA 25; (2022) 96 ALJR 728 Germakian v R (2007) 70 NSWLR 467; [2007] NSWCCA 373 Greenhalgh v R [2017] NSWCCA 94 Groundstroem v R [2013] NSWCCA 237 Haile v R (2022) 109 NSWLR 288; [2022] NSWCCA 71 Hamide v R [2019] NSWCCA 219 Hanna v R [2023] NSWCCA 182 Hodgson v R [2022] NSWCCA 72 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439; [1997] HCA 56 Krishna v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2007] NSWCCA 318 Latu v R [2023] NSWCCA 19 Lee v R [2023] NSWCCA 203 Livermore v R (2006) 67 NSWLR 659; [2006] NSWCCA 334 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 MacKenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348; [1996] HCA 35 MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606; [2002] HCA 53 Papakosmas v The Queen (1999) 196 CLR 297; [1999] HCA 37 Pell v The Queen (2020) 268 CLR 128; [2020] HCA 12 Popovic v R [2016] NSWCCA 202 R v Jovanovic (1997) 42 NSWLR 520 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82; [2001] NSWCCA 290 R v Rugari [2001] NSWCCA 64; (2001) 122 A Crim R 1 Russell v R [2023] NSWCCA 196 Shanmugam v R [2021] NSWCCA 125 SM v R [2022] NSWCCA 13 The Queen v Baden Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 35 TK v R (2009) 74 NSWLR 299; [2009] NSWCCA 151 W v R [2014] NSWCCA 110 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Brian Redding (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Francis (Applicant) E Balodis (Respondent)