Regina v Charbel Rahme [2004] NSWCCA 233

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Charbel Rahme [2004] NSWCCA 233 revised - 28/07/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 16 April 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 July 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Sully J at 1; James J at 34; Hulme J at 75 DECISION : (1) Appeals against the appellant's convictions on counts 1, 3 and 7 allowed, the convictions on those counts set aside and quashed and verdicts of acquittal entered; (2) Appeals against the appellant's convictions on counts 4 and 5 allowed, the convictions on those counts set aside but there be a new trial of the appellant on counts 4 and 5.

CATCHWORDS : Sexual intercourse with child - child prostitution - detaining for advantage - unreasonable verdicts - inconsistent verdicts - evidence of previous sexual experience or activity of complainant - Criminal Procedure Act s 105 (now s 293) - probative value of evidence Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 Mackenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348 Jones v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439 MFA v The Queen (2002) 193 ALR R v Tubou [2001] NSWCCA 243 R v Morgan (1993) 30 NSWLR 543 R v O'Donoghue (1988) 34 A Crim R 397 CASES CITED : R v Khouzame [2000] NSWCCA 505 R v Knight (2001) 120 A Crim R 381 R v Park [2003] NSWCCA 142 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Avon Downs Pty Ltd v Federal Commission of Taxation (1949) 78 CLR 353 Minister for Immigration v Wu (1996) 185 CLR 259 Papakosmos v The Queen (1999) 196 CLR 297 Adam v The Queen (2002) 207 CLR 96 R v Carusi (1997) 92 A Crim R 52 R v PLV (2001) NSWCCA 282 PARTIES : Regina Charbel Rahme FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60364/03 COUNSEL : P. Ingram - Crown P. Byrne SC/G. Brady - Appellant SOLICITORS : S. Kavanagh - Crown Phillip Stewart - Appellant