Regina v Leslie Harold Lawson [2000] NSWCCA 214

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Leslie Harold Lawson [2000] NSWCCA 214 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60021/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 April 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 June 2000

PARTIES : Regina v Leslie Harold Lawson JUDGMENT OF : Stein JA at 1; Dunford J at 33; Sperling J at 40

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : DC 97/21/1314 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Williams DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : G J L Scragg (Appellant) D C Frearson (Crown) SOLICITORS : Darryl Barlow & Company (Appellant) S E O'Connor (Crown) CATCHWORDS : Appeal against conviction - complaint evidence - sexual assault history taken by doctor - evidence as to truth of history - discussion of R v Welsh - restriction of cross-examination under s 409B(3)(c) Crimes Act - incompetence of counsel - miscarriage of justice Crimes Act 1900, ss 66A, 409B(3)(c) LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 6(1) Criminal Procedure Act 1986, s 105 Evidence Act 1995, ss 60, 66, 135, 136, 137 Eastman v The Queen (1997) 76 FCR 9 Graham v The Queen (1998) 195 CLR 606 Lee v The Queen (1998) 195 CLR 594 Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 1190 Papakosmas v The Queen (1999) 196 CLR 297 Quick v Stoland Pty Ltd (1998) 157 ALR 615 R v BD (1997) 94 A Crim R 131 CASES CITED: R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 R v H (1997) 92 A Crim R 168 R v Hilder (1997) 97 A Crim R 70 R v Hunter and Sara [1999] NSWCCA 5 R v Ignjatic (1993) 68 A Crim R 333 R v Sandford (1994) 33 NSWLR 172 R v Scott (1996) 137 ALR 347 R v Singh-Bal (1997) 92 A Crim R 397 R v Welsh (1996) 90 A Crim R 364 DECISION : Appeal against conviction dismissed