BG v R [2012] NSWCCA 139

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: BG v R [2012] NSWCCA 139 Hearing dates: 6 June 2012 Decision date: 10 July 2012 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1] McDougall J at [2] Adamson J at [3] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Order that the appeal be dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against conviction - sexual assault offences - assessment of the evidence as a whole - whether jury's verdict was unreasonable

CRIMINAL LAW - juries - decision to discharge a juror - two step approach when discharging a juror - deliberations of jurors -whether the discretion to continue with a jury of eleven miscarried - the importance of giving reasons when making the decisions to discharge a juror and continue with fewer than twelve jurors Legislation Cited: - Crimes Act 1900 - Jury Act 1977 - Jury Act 1995 (Qld) - Criminal Justice Act 1965 (UK) Cases Cited: - Jones v The Queen [1997] HCA 12; 191 CLR 439 - M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; 181 CLR 487 - R v Derbas (1993) 66 A Crim R 327 - Wu v The Queen [1999] HCA 52; 199 CLR 99 - R v Metius [2009] QCA 3; (2009) 2 Qd R 442 - R v Roberts [2004] QCA 366; (2005) 1 Qd R 408 - The Queen v Arnott [2009] VSCA 299; 26 VR 490 - R v Fontaine 2002 MBCA 107 - R v Goodson [1975] 1 WLR 549 - R v Hahn 1995 CarswellBC 1238 - R v Latimer [1990] OJ No. 401 - R v Peters 1999 BCCA 406 - White v Knowles 2011 WL 1196053 (ND Cal) Category: Principal judgment Parties: BG (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Loukas (Applicant) S Dowling (Respondent) Solicitors: Aboriginal Legal Service (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/238556 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-11-09 00:00:00 Before: Payne DCJ File Number(s): 2009/238556