R v SK; SK v R [2011] NSWCCA 292

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v SK; SK v R [2011] NSWCCA 292 Hearing dates: 27 September 2010 Decision date: 01 April 2011 Before: Giles JA at 1 Latham J at 2 Rothman J at 44 Decision: 1. Crown appeal allowed 2. Aplicant's application dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - evidence - tendency - admissibility and relevance - for particular purpose - sexual offences - whether evidence has significant probative value - whether there would be specific prejudice to the applicant in a joint trial Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: De Jesus v The Queen (1986) 68 ALR 1 DJV v R [2008] NSWCCA 272 Hoch v The Queen [1988] HCA 50 R v Fletcher [2005] NSWCCA 338 R v Ford [2009] NSWCCA 306 R v Milton [2004] NSWCCA 195 R v Watkins (2005) 153 A Crim R 434 Regina v PWD [2010] NSWCCA 209 Sutton v The Queen (1984) 152 CLR 528 Townsend v Townsend [2001] NSWCA 136 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: SK - (Applicant) Regina - (Crown Respondent) Representation: Counsel R Sweet - (Applicant) J Pickering - (Crown Respondent) Solicitors Galloways - (Applicant) S Kavanagh - Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/141735 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2010-08-24 00:00:00 Before: Syme DCJ