Steadman v R (No 1) [2013] NSWCCA 55

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Steadman v R (No 1) [2013] NSWCCA 55 Hearing dates: 19 November 2012 Decision date: 13 March 2013 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Hall J at [25] Campbell J at [26] Decision: (1) Leave to raise second ground of appeal refused. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: EVIDENCE - indecent assault of person under the age of 16 - context evidence to assist in evaluation of complainant's evidence of alleged offences - previous conduct of the appellant of a sexual nature involving the complainant - requirements for use as propensity evidence not satisfied - appropriate directions to the jury Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Rules Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: BBH v R [2012] HCA 9; 245 CLR 499 DJV v R [2008] NSWCCA 272; 200 A Crim R 206 ES v R (No. 1) [2010] NSWCCA 197 ES v R (No. 2) [2010] NSWCCA 198 HML v R [2008] HCA 16; 235 CLR 352 KSC v R [2012] NSWCCA 179 Pfennnig v R [1995] HCA 7; 182 CLR 461 Qualtieri v R [2006] NSWCCA 95; 171 A Crim R 463 R v ATM [2000] NSWCCA 475 Roach v R [2011] HCA 12; 242 CLR 610 Rodden v R [2008] NSWCCA 53; 182 A Crim R 227 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ivan Bruce Steadman (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: N Steel (Appellant) N Noman SC (Respondent) Solicitors: Andrew Harris & Associates (Appellant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/151505 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Citation: R v Ivan Bruce Steadman Date of Decision: 2011-05-06 00:00:00 Before: Sweeney DCJ File Number(s): 2009/151505