SSN v R [2012] NSWCCA 163

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: SSN v R [2012] NSWCCA 163 Hearing dates: 13 April 2012 Decision date: 09 August 2012 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1]; Hidden J at [91]; Hislop J at [92] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted and appeal allowed. 2. Verdicts of conviction quashed. 3. Order a new trial. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW- appeal- conviction - tendency evidence - whether probative value of tendency evidence substantially outweighed prejudicial effect - whether trial judge gave proper consideration to application to tender tendency evidence - context evidence - whether directions of trial judge regarding context evidence correct - whether verdict unreasonable or unsupported having regard to evidence. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: BBH v The Queen [2012] HCA 9, (2012) 86 ALJR 357 BP v R [201 0] NSWCCA 303 Gardiner v R [2006] NSWCCA 190, (2006) 162 A Grim R 233 HML v The Queen [2008] HCA 16, (2008) 235 CLR 334 JDK v R [2009] NSWCCA 76, (2009) 194 A Crim R 33 O'Keefe v R [2009] NSWCCA 121 R v Baldwin [2004] NSWCCA 21 R v F [2002] NSWCCA 125, (2002) 129 A Crim R 126 R v Fletcher [2005] NSWCCA 338, (2005) 156 A Crim R 308 R v Ford [2009] NSWCCA 306, (2009) 201 A Crim R 451 R v Lockyer (1996) 89 A Crim R 457 R v OGD (No 2) [2000] NSWCCA 404, (2000) 50 NSWLR 433 SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; (2011) 243 CLR 400 Category: Principal judgment Parties: SSN (Applicant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: G Brady (Applicant) M M Cinque (Crown)