DJF v R [2011] NSWCCA 6

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: DJF v R [2011] NSWCCA 6 Hearing dates: 17 December 2010 Decision date: 10 February 2011 Before: Giles JA at 1 Adams J at 18 RA Hulme J at 59 Decision: The time for bringing the appeal extended to 19August 2010, the appeal upheld, the convictions quashed and a new trial ordered. Catchwords: SEXUAL OFFENCES - applicant's wife did not give evidence - comment by prosecutor - post-incident conduct - whether consciousness of guilt - necessity for careful directions. Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 s 279(1)(d)(i) Evidence Act 1995 ss 18, 20 and 23 Cases Cited: Edwards v The Queen (1993) 178 CLR 193 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 R v Ho (2002) 130 A Crim R 545 R v Nguyen (2001) 118 A Crim R 479 R v Villar; R v Zugecic [2004] NSWCCA 302 Zoneff v The Queen (2000) 200 CLR 234 Category: Principal judgment Parties: DJF (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Odgers SC (Appellant) J Pickering (Crown) Solicitors: Voros Lawyers (Appellant) S Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2009/2852 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2009-11-11 00:00:00 Before: Conlon DCJ File Number(s): 2009/2852