R v Dyers [2000] NSWCCA 335

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Dyers [2000] NSWCCA 335 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60133/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 15 August 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 August 2000

REGINA (Crown) PARTIES : v KENNETH EMMANUEL DYERS (Appellant) JUDGMENT OF : Stein JA at 1; Smart AJ at 2; Ireland AJ at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 95/11/0012 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Kinchington DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : A: Mr M C Ramage QC C: Mr P G Berman SOLICITORS : A: Henry Davis York C: S E O'Connor CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law & Procedure - appeal against conviction and sentence - indecent assault of minor under authority of appellant - whether trial judge erred in directions to jury - delay in making complaint - whether refusal to allow counsel in address to use visual aids (placards) caused miscarriage of justice. LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900, s 61E Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, s 12 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439 R v Gordon and Gordon (1991) 57 ACrimR 413 R v Blade (NSWCCA, 1/5/91, unrep) Longman v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 79 R v DJK (1997) 96 ACrimR 443 CASES CITED: R v Johnston (1998) 45 NSWLR 362 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 R v Taufua [1999] NSWCCA 205 R v Kneebone [1999] NSWCCA 279 RPS v R 168 ALR 729 Richardson v R (1974) 131 CLR 116 R v Apostilides (1984) 154 CLR 563 DECISION : Appeal against conviction dismissed. Appeal against severity of sentence granted. See para 83.