BJR v R [2008] NSWCCA 43

Reported Decision: 185 A Crim R 360

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: BJR v R [2008] NSWCCA 43

HEARING DATE(S): 16 October 2007

JUDGMENT DATE: 16 June 2008

JUDGMENT OF: Beazley JA at 1; Hulme J at 36; Latham J at 47

DECISION: 1. Appellant's appeal against conviction on Counts 1 and 3 is dismissed.

CATCHWORDS: CONVICTION APPEAL - maliciously inflict grievous bodily harm with intent to do grievous bodily harm - circumstantial case against father of two infants - co-incidence evidence whether open to jury to draw inference of specific intent.

LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900

De Gruchy v The Queen [2002] HCA 33 ; (2002) 211 CLR 85 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 MFA v R [2002] HCA 53 ; (2002) 213 CLR 606 R v Hillier [2007] HCA 13 R v Micallef (2002) 136 A Crim R 127 R v Kaldor (2004) 150 A Crim R 271 ; Chahine v R [2006] NSWCCA 179 Knight v R [1992] HCA 56; (1992) 175 CLR 495 Martin v Osborne [1936] HCA 23; (1936) 55 CLR 367 Plomp v R [1963] HCA 44; (1963) 110 CLR 234 CASES CITED : Martin v Osborne (1936) 55 CLR 367 R v Barreto (unreported, CCA, 29 September 1993) Barca v R [1975] HCA 42; (1975) 133 CLR 82 Shepherd v R [1990] HCA 56; (1990) 170 CLR 573 Parker v R [1963] HCA 14; (1963) 111 CLR 610 Cutter v R [1997] HCA 7; (1997) 143 ALR 498 R v Micallef (2002) 136 A Crim R 127 R v Kaldor (2004) 150 A Crim R 271 Chahine v R [2006] NSWCCA 179 R v Barreto NSWCCA (unreported) 29 September 1993 R v Pearson (2002) 137 A Crim R 419 ; [2002] NSWCCA 429