R v Tubou [2001] NSWCCA 243

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Tubou [2001] NSWCCA 243 revised - 09/07/2001 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60809/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 24 May 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 June 2001

PARTIES : Regina v Jonacani Tubou JUDGMENT OF : Heydon JA at 1; Wood CJ at CL at 81; Sully J at 82

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : DC 00/21/0159 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Phegan DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr S J Odgers SC (Appellant) Ms D M L M Woodburne (Respondent) SOLICITORS : D J Humphreys (Appellant) S E O'Connor (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law - Appeal against conviction - Sexual Assault - Whether conviction unreasonable - Whether miscarriage of justice - Whether combination of matters created unreasonable conviction - Sufficiency of corroboration - Significance of inconsistencies between testimony of complainant and other evidence - Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6(1) - Criminal Law and Procedure - Judicial directions to jury - Sexual Assault - Whether directions to jury on delay of complaint regarding sexual assault satisfactory - Whether miscarriage of justice - Effect of delay on credit - Whether relevant "delay" occurred - Where no objection taken to directions at trial - Whether leave should be granted to allow ground of appeal - Criminal Appeal Rules (NSW), r 4. - Evidence - Sexual Assault - Admissibility of evidence of prior sexual activity of complainant with person other than accused - Whether evidence should have been admitted - Whether probative value of evidence outweighed potential distress, humiliation and embarrassment - Whether exclusion of evidence rendered conviction unsafe and caused miscarriage of justice - Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 105 - D Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Berrigan v R (unreported, 23 November 1995, High Court of Australia) Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 M v R (1994) 184 CLR 487 CASES CITED: R v Flannery [1969] VR 586 R v DJK (1997) 96 A Crim R 443 R v Kalajzich (1989) 39 A Crim R 415 R v Wayne (1984) 14 A Crim R 391 R v Zorad (1990) 47 A Crim R 211 DECISION : Appeal dismissed