Regina v ATM [2000] NSWCCA 475

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v ATM [2000] NSWCCA 475 revised - 24/11/2000 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 060184/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 20 November 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 November 2000

PARTIES : Regina v ATM JUDGMENT OF : Sully J at 1; Whealy J at 2; Howie J at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 99/21/3116 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Mitchelmore ADCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : R.J. Button (Appellant) W.G. Dawe QC (Crown) SOLICITORS : Kremmer Townsend (Appellant) S.E. O'Connor (Crown) CATCHWORDS : Appeal after convictions - convictions unreasonable and unable to be supported - Summing up - directions and warnings on relationship evidence LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 - ss 38, 97, 101 Jones v the Queen (1989) 166 CLR 409 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 R v Milat (SC(NSW) Hunt CJ at CL, unreported, 23/4/96) R v Adam (1999) 47 NSWLR 267 R v A.N. [2000] NSWCCA 372 Gipp v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 106 CASES CITED: R v A.H. (1997) 42 NSWLR 702 R v Beserick (1993) 30 NSWLR 510 R v Fraser (NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, unreported, 10/8/98) R v Greenham [1999] NSWCCA 8 BRS v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 275 R v R.N.S. [1999] NSWCCA 122 R v Wickham (NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, unreported, 17/12/91) R v Tripodina (1988) 35 A Crim R 183 R v Marsh [2000] NSWCCA 370 DECISION : Appeal allowed. Convictions quashed. Verdicts of acquittal entered on each count.