Rubinstein v R [2023] NSWCCA 288

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Rubinstein v R [2023] NSWCCA 288 Hearing dates: 13 November 2023 Decision date: 22 November 2023 Before: Adamson JA at [1]; Button J at [143]; R A Hulme AJ at [146] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: APPEALS — crime — appeal against conviction — sexual intercourse without consent — unreasonable verdict — credibility of complainant — alleged inconsistencies in complaint evidence to friends and family — whether aspects of complainant's evidence and behaviour towards applicant would cause jury to have a reasonable doubt — appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61I, 61HE Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5 Cases Cited: Da Silva v The Queen (2019) 268 CLR 57; [2019] HCA 48 Liberato v The Queen (1985) 159 CLR 507; [1985] HCA 66 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 Pell v The Queen (2020) 268 CLR 123; [2020] HCA 12 The Queen v Baden-Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 35 Z (a pseudonym) v R [2022] NSWCCA 8 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Maxime Rubinstein (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Game SC / A Cook SC (Applicant) M Millward (Respondent)

Solicitors: Unsworth Legal (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/55399 Publication restriction: Publication of names and any information or material that may lead to the identification of the complainant is prohibited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 578A Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 28 September 2022 Before: Wilson SC DCJ File Number(s): 2021/55399