Regina -v- John David VEITCH [1999] NSWCCA 185

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal CITATION : Regina -v- John David VEITCH [1999] NSWCCA 185 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60055/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 22/06/99 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 July 1999

PARTIES : Regina John David VEITCH JUDGMENT OF : Abadee J at 1; Ireland J at 2; Barr J at 57

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 97/31/0080 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Coolahan ADCJ

COUNSEL : Mr D Howard - Respondent/Crown Mr P Hamill - Appellant SOLICITORS : C K Smith - Respondent/Crown TA Murphy - Appellant CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - sexual offences by stepfather against stepson - three offences charged - evidence given of five occasions when offences committed - whether relationship evidence or tendency evidence - purpose to be made clear by the Crown and directions given by trial judge accordingly. ACTS CITED : Crimes Act, 1900, S 66C(2), S409B(3)(b). Evidence Act, 1995, Ss 97,98 and 101 R -v- AH (1997) NSWLR 702 @ 708 et sec Graham -v- The Queen (1998) 72 ALR 1491 R -v- Beserick (1993) 30 NSWLR 510 @ 515 B -v- The Queen (1992) 175 CLR 599 @ 610 R -v- Ball [1911] AC 47 @ 71 Pfenning -v- The Queen (1995) 182 CLR 461 @ 526 CASES CITED: R -v- Harvey (NSWCCA - 11.12.96 - unreported) R -v- Lockyer (1996) 89 A Crim R 457 @ 459 R -v- Lock (1997) 91 A Crim R 536. Harriman -v- The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 590 @ 597-599 S -v- The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 266 @ 275 R -v- Foley (NSWCCA - 05.06.96 - unreported) M -v- The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 DECISION : Appeal allowed.; Conviction and sentence quashed.; New trial ordered.