R v TJF [2001] NSWCCA 127

Reported Decision : (2001) 120 A Crim R 209

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v TJF [2001] NSWCCA 127 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60517/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 March 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 April 2001

PARTIES : Regina v TJF JUDGMENT OF : Beazley JA at 1; Studdert J at 2; Sperling J at 73

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 97/21/1024 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Mitchelmore DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : P. Hock (Crown) J.W. Fliece (Appellant) SOLICITORS : S.E. O'Connor (Crown) Hovan & Co (Appellant) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - trial by jury - indictment charging commission of sexual offences - whether counsel's conduct incompetent and, if so, whether miscarriage of justice. EVIDENCE OF COMPLAINT - failure to direct that such evidence may be unreliable - whether good reasons for judge declining to warn - consideration of warning required - Evidence Act, s 165. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act Criminal Appeal Act De Jesus v The Queen (1986) 61 ALJR 1 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 Graham v The Queen (1998) 195 CLR 606 R v Truong (1996) 86 A Crim R 188 R v PAH (unreported, NSWCCA, 18 December 1988) CASES CITED: R v Gillard (1999) 105 A Crim R 479 R v Ali [2000] NSWCCA 177 R v Mayberry [2000] NSWCCA 531 R v Beattie (1996) 40 NSWLR 155 R v Fernando [1999] NSWCCA 66 R v Stanton (unreported, NSWCCA, 24 July 1998) R v Flood [1999] NSWCCA 198 DECISION : Appeal against conviction allowed; conviction and sentence quashed; judgment and verdict of acquittal entered.