GEH v R [2012] NSWCCA 150

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: GEH v R [2012] NSWCCA 150 Hearing dates: 2 July 2012 Decision date: 18 July 2012 Before: Basten JA at [1] Harrison J at [21] Beech-Jones J at [77] Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - conviction appeal - whether trial judge wrongly excluded evidence pursuant to s 293 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 - evidence properly excluded - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: BG v R [2010] NSWCCA 301; (2010) 208 A Crim R 34 Clark v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 122; (2008) A Crim R 1 HG v The Queen [1999] HCA 2; (1999) 197 CLR 414 Rolfe v R [2007] NSWCCA 155; (2007) 173 A Crim R 168 R v Bernthaler (Unreported, NSWCCA, 17 December 1993) R v Henning (Unreported, NSWCCA, 11 May 1990) R v M (1993) 67 A Crim R 549 R v Morgan (1993) 30 NSWLR 543 R v Rahme [2004] NSWCCA 233 R v Tubou [2001] NSWCCA 243 R v Villar; R v Zugecic [2004] NSWCCA 302 R v Warner (Unreported, NSWCCA, 7 May 1997) R v White (1989) 46 A Crim R 251; (1989) 18 NSWLR 332 Taylor v The Queen [2009] NSWCCA 180 Category: Principal judgment Parties: GEH (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Smith (Applicant) M M Cinque (Respondent) Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2010/63911 Publication restriction: The complainant and the appellant to be identified by pseudonym only Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-03-25 00:00:00 Before: Neilson DCJ File Number(s): 2010/63911