R v Russell Bamblett (Snr) [2000] NSWCCA 464

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Russell Bamblett (Snr) [2000] NSWCCA 464 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60032/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 26 October 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 November 2000

PARTIES : Russell Bamblett (Snr) - Appellant Crown - Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; James J at 59; Dowd J at 60

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 97/61/0170 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Freeman DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Appellant - C B Craigie/S A Benson Crown - R D Cogswell SC SOLICITORS : Appellant - D J Humphreys Crown - S E O'Connor CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Appeal against conviction - Sexual intercourse with child under 10 - Whether miscarriage of justice - Whether verdict unreasonable - Where no medical evidence because complainant previously sexually abused by another offender - Where inconsistencies in complainant's evidence - Where trial Judge suggested to jury complainant's allegations beyond capacities of child her age - Where no objection raised at trial - Whether misdirection - Criminal Appeal Rules, r 4. LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Rules Crimes Act 1900 BRS v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 275 Davies and Cody v The King (1937) 57 CLR 170 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439 CASES CITED: M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 R v Abusafiah (1991) 24 NSWLR 531 R v McKnoulty (1995) 77 A CrimR 333 R v RMM (1996) NSWCCA Butterworths Unreported Decisions 8 R v Zammit (1999) NSWCCA 65 DECISION : 1. Appeal allowed; 2. Quash the conviction; 3. Substitute a verdict of acquittal.