TF v R [2024] NSWDC 542

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: TF v R [2024] NSWDC 542 Hearing dates: 6 November 2024 Date of orders: 22 November 2024 Decision date: 22 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Lerve DCJ Decision: Appeal Dismissed in respect of Sequence 14 Appeal Upheld in respect of Sequences 1, 2, 3, 11, 15, and 16 Catchwords: Appeal against decision of the Local Court – junior counsel seeks to revisit forensic decisions made by experienced Senior Counsel in the Local Court – multiple counts of allegations of domestic violence -tendency evidence – child giving evidence – whether child compellable – court asked to "unscramble the egg" in respect of whether child compellable – question of inconsistent verdicts – reasons for some acquittals obscure - application of Liberato and Markuleski – cruelty to animal in presence of child Legislation Cited: Crimes Act, 1900 Criminal Procedure Act, 1986 Evidence Act, 1995 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1979 Cases Cited: Bell v Gunter, an unreported decision of 24 October 1997 Davis v R [2017] NSWCCA 257 Filip Black v R [2017] NSWDC 326 GS v R; Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v GS [2022] NSWCCA 65 KRM v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 221 Liberato v The Queen (1985) 159 CLR 507 LS v Director of Public Prosecutions & Anor [2011] NSWSC 1016 Markuleski v R (2001) 56 NSWLR 82 Mulvihill v R [2016] NSWCCA 259 Murray v R (1987) 11 NSWLR 11 Nudd v The Queen (2006) 80 ALJR 614 R v A1 (No. 2) [2019] NSWSC 663 R v Jovanovic (1997) 98 A Crim R 1 Roach v R [2019] NSWCCA 160 Sahartor v R [2020] NSWCCA 36 South v R [2007] NSWCCA 117 Category: Principal judgment Parties: TF Rex Representation: Counsel: Ms T O'Rourke for the Appellant Ms L Hanshaw for the Respondent Crown