R v Daryl Bruce Lewis [2003] NSWCCA 180

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Daryl Bruce Lewis [2003] NSWCCA 180 HEARING DATE(S) : 10, 17 June 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 July 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Santow JA at 1; Sully J at 57; Buddin J at 58 DECISION : 1. Convictions in respect of counts 2 to 9 be quashed and there be a new trial; 2. Conviction in respect of count 1 be quashed and in respect of that count there be a verdict of acquittal.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - Review of conviction - Assault, rape and indecent assault - Offences as a juvenile - Offences against a juvenile - Offences committed a substantial time ago - Error in admitting evidence - Relationship evidence - Insufficient directions to jury - Need for a full and adequate 'Longman' direction with court's imprimatur - Miscarriage of justice - Proceedings fundamentally flawed - Prejudice to the defendant -- Rule 4 of Criminal Appeal Rules - Admitting evidence of indecent and other assaults as relationship evidence - Balance of unfair prejudice against its probative value - Failure of warnings to jury - Failure to give 'Murray' direction - Allowing of prejudicial cross-examination on relationship evidence - Failure of directions to jury - Statutory bars to proceedings (s78 Crimes Act). LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act s76; s78 Criminal Appeal Rules rule 4 R v A H (1997) 42 NSWLR 702 R v A N (2000) 117 ACrimR 176 R v Beserick (1993) 30 NSWLR 510 R v BWT (2002) 54 NSWLR 241 R v Clarke (2001) 123 ACrimR 506 R v Etherington (1982) 32 SASR 230 R v Fraser (CCA, 10 August 1998, unreported) CASES CITED : R v Fordham (CCA, 2 December 1997, unreported) Gipp v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR106 R v H (NSWCCA, 24 October 1994, unreported) R v M M (2000) 112 AcrimR 519 R v Meier (NSWCCA, 26 May 1996, unreported) R v Murray (1987) 11 NSWLR 12 R v Pemble (1971) 134 CLR 107 Saraswati v The Queen (1990-91) 172 CLR 1 Wilde v the Queen [1987-1988] 164 CLR 350 PARTIES : Regina Daryl Bruce Lewis (Appellant) FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60036/01 COUNSEL : M C Ramage, QC (Appellant) G E Smith (Crown) SOLICITORS : Voros & Associates (Appellant) S E O'Connor (Crown)