LH v R [2024] NSWCCA 165

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: LH v R [2024] NSWCCA 165 Hearing dates: 27 May 2024 Date of orders: 6 September 2024 Decision date: 06 September 2024 Before: N Adams J at [1]; Sweeney J at [291]; R A Hulme AJ at [292]. Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against conviction is granted. (2) The appeal against conviction is dismissed. (3) Leave to appeal against sentence is granted. (4) The appeal against sentence is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – Appeal against conviction –whether miscarriage of justice arose out of conduct of Crown prosecutor – right to silence – consciousness of guilt reasoning – drawing of inferences unavailable on evidence – whether trial judge erred directing the jury it could rely on consciousness of guilt reasoning arising from the applicant's demeanour and answers in ERISP – whether tendency directions amounted to a denial of procedural fairness appeal – appeal dismissed CRIME – Appeals – Appeal against sentence – multiple sexual assaults of child aged 10 years – whether sentencing judge erred in incorporating elements of s 66EA into sentencing decision – De Simoni principle – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), s 15A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 66C(2), 66DB(a), 66EA, 578A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5(1), 6(1) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 20, 89 Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021 (NSW), r 4.15 Cases Cited: AB v R [2023] NSWCCA 165 Aravena v R (2015) 91 NSWLR 258; [2015] NSWCCA 288 Armstrong v R [2013] NSWCCA 113 Azzopardi v The Queen (2001) 205 CLR 50; [2001] HCA 25 Crockford v R [2022] NSWCCA 115; (2022) 100 MVR 206 Day v R (No 2) [2023] NSWCCA 312 DC v R [2019] NSWCCA 234 Dhanhoa v The Queen (2003) 217 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 40 Edwards v The Queen (1993) 178 CLR 193; [1993] HCA 63 Elmasri v R [2010] NSWCCA 11 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Germakian v R (2007) 70 NSWLR 467; [2007] NSWCCA 373 Glenn (a pseudonym) v R [2020] NSWCCA 308 Gould v R; R v Gould [2021] NSWCCA 92 Greenhalgh v R [2017] NSWCCA 94 Harper v R [2022] NSWCCA 211 HCF v The Queen [2023] HCA 35; (2023) 97 ALJR 978 Hofer v The Queen (2021) 274 CLR 351; [2021] HCA 36 Hughes v R (2015) 93 NSWLR 474; [2015] NSWCCA 330 Huxley v The Queen [2023] HCA 40; (2023) 98 ALJR 62 Kramer v R; R v Kramer [2023] NSWCCA 152 Latu v R [2023] NSWCCA 19 Livermore v R (2006) 67 NSWLR 659; [2006] NSWCCA 334 LPDT v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2024] HCA 12; (2024) 98 ALJR 610 Lyndon v R [2014] NSWCCA 112 Marco v The King [2023] NSWCCA 307 Mark McKey v Regina [2012] NSWCCA 1; (2012) 219 A Crim R 227 Maxwell v R [2020] NSWCCA 94 Medich v R [2021] NSWCCA 36; (2021) 390 ALR 398 MK v R; RB v R (2023) 112 NSWLR 96; [2023] NSWCCA 180 MM v R [2023] NSWCCA 236 MRW v R [2011] NSWCCA 260 MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2021) 273 CLR 506; [2021] HCA 17 PC v R (2022) 108 NSWLR 181; [2022] NSWCCA 107 Petty v The Queen; Maiden v The Queen (1991) 173 CLR 95; [1991] HCA 34 R v Baden Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 35 R v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 Rahman v R [2021] NSWCCA 290 Rassi v R [2023] NSWCCA 119 Re Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs; ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 6 Roos v R [2019] NSWCCA 67 RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620; [2000] HCA 3 Saunders v R [2022] NSWCCA 273 The Queen v Favata [2006] VSCA 44 Woon v The Queen (1964) 109 CLR 529; [1964] HCA 23 ZA v R [2017] NSWCCA 132; (2017) 267 A Crim R 105 Zhou v R [2021] NSWCCA 278 Zoneff v The Queen (2000) 200 CLR 234; [2000] HCA 28 Zurshig v R [2021] NSWCCA 309 Category: Principal judgment Parties: LH (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: K Ginges (Applicant) M Millward (Respondent)