MJ v R [2013] NSWCCA 250

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: MJ v R [2013] NSWCCA 250 Hearing dates: 12 August 2013 Decision date: 08 November 2013 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Adams J at [99] Latham J at [100] Decision: (1) Appeal against conviction dismissed. (2) Application for leave to appeal against sentence dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sexual offences - validity of indictment - statutory provisions changed during period covered by indictment - not known when during the period the offences were committed - whether appellant charged with offences known to law - whether indictment bad for duplicity

CRIMINAL LAW - sexual offences - judge alone trial - context evidence - whether complainant's errors and inconsistencies in versions of events should have led to rejection of her evidence

CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - sexual offences - application of Di Simoni 147 CLR 383 principle Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Amendment) Act 1989 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Appeal Rules Criminal Code (Qld) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Justices Act 1902 Police Regulations Act 1899 Supreme Court Rules Cases Cited: AB v R [2013] NSWCCA 160 Arnaout v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 278; 191 A Crim R 149 Baini v The Queen [2012] HCA 59; 246 CLR 469 Douglass v R [2012] HCA 34; 86 ALJR 1086 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; 214 CLR 118 John L Pty Ltd v Attorney General (NSW) [1987] HCA 42; 163 CLR 508 Kailis v R [1999] WASCA 29; 21 WAR 100 Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd [2011] HCA 11; 243 CLR 361 Lodhi v R [2006] NSWCCA 121; 199 FLR 303 MWJ v R [2005] HCA 74; 80 ALJR 329 McMahon v R [2011] NSWCCA 147 Question of Law Reserved (No 2 of 1996) (1996) 88 A Crim R 417 R v D, WD [2013] SASCFC 32; 116 SASR 99 R v Di Simoni [1981] 147 CLR 383 R v Greenaway [2000] NSWCCA 368; 118 A Crim R 299 R v Loewenthal; ex parte Blacklock [1974] HCA 36; 131 CLR 338 R v MAJW [2007] NSWCCA 145; 171 A Crim R 407 R v Page (Court of Criminal Appeal, 25 November 1991 unreported) SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; 243 CLR 400 Wehbee v Voulgarakis (Supreme Court of New South Wales, 22 October 1991, unreported; (1991) 9 Petty Sessions Review 4363) Weiss v The Queen [2005] HCA 81; 224 CLR 300 Category: Principal judgment Parties: MJ (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: H Dhanji SC (Appellant) M Cinque (Respondent) Solicitors: Chalmers Law (Appellant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2012/13589 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Citation: R v MJ Date of Decision: 2013-03-08 00:00:00 Before: Solomon DCJ File Number(s): 2012/13589