NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: SI v R [2007] NSWCCA 181
HEARING DATE(S): 16 May 2007
JUDGMENT DATE: 27 June 2007
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Hidden J at 57; Price J at 58
DECISION: Non-publication order in relation to the name of the complainant and any matter that can identify the complainant 1. Appeal upheld; 2. Conviction quashed and a verdict of acquittal entered.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - four counts sexual intercourse and one count aggravated indecent assault - child complainant - inconsistency in evidence of complainant's grandmother and father - reliability of complainant's evidence - whether jury verdict unreasonable and inconsistent - whether error in admitting hearsay evidence - directions on use of video evidence
Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Crimes Act 1958 (VIC)
R v Sloane (2001) 126 A Crim R 188, [2001] NSWCCA 421 R v Ahmet (1996) 86 A Crim R 316 R v Garofalo [1998] VSCA 145 R v JMV [2001] VSCA 219 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 CASES CITED: MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606 R v Habib [2005] NSWCCA 223 Mackenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82 R v Marziale (unreported, VCA, 18 April 1996)
PARTIES: SI (appl) The Crown
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2007/578
COUNSEL: M C Ramage QC (Appl) P Barrett (Crown)
SOLICITORS: J Krajcik (Appl) Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown)
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