RH v R [2014] NSWCCA 71

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: RH v R [2014] NSWCCA 71 Hearing dates: 12 December 2013 Decision date: 09 May 2014 Before: Ward JA at [1]; Harrison J at [316]; RA Hulme J at [317] Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - evidence - propensity, tendency and co-incidence - admissibility and relevance - tendency and co-incidence evidence under uniform evidence law - evidence admitted of prior guilty plea and admissions of aggravated indecent assault in trial of other indecent assault charges where accused pleading not guilty

CRIMINAL LAW - evidence - propensity, tendency and co-incidence - admissibility and relevance - tendency and co-incidence evidence under uniform evidence law -whether risk of contamination or concoction of evidence between complainants

CRIMINAL LAW - appeal and new trial - whether verdict unreasonable or insupportable having regard to evidence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: BP v R; R v BP [2010] NSWCCA 303 DJV v R [2008] NSWCA 272; (2008) 200 A Crim R 206 Herald and Weekly Times Ltd v McGregor (1928) 41 CLR 254 Hoch v The Queen [1998] HCA 50;(1988) 165 CLR 292 HML v R [2008] HCA 16; (2008) 235 CLR 334 M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; (1994) 181 CLR 487 MFA v The Queen [2002] HCA 53; (2002) 213 CLR 606 Pfennig v R [1995] HCA 7; (1995) 182 CLR 461 R v AH (1997) 42 NSWLR 702; (1997) 98 A Crim R 71 R v Beserick (1993) 30 NSWLR 510 R v Dann [2000] NSWCCA 185 R v Fung [2002] NSWCCA 479; 136 A Crim R 95 R v PWD [2010] NSWCCA 209; (2010) 205 A Crim R 75 R v SK; SK v R [2011] NSWCCA 292 R v Thomas Douglas Watkins [2005] NSWCCA 164 Simpson v Robinson (1848) 12 QB 511; 116 ER 959 SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; (2011) 243 CLR 400 TWL v R [2012] NSWCCA 57 Category: Principal judgment Parties: RH (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Steward (Appellant) H Wilson SC (Respondent) Solicitors: Prime Lawyers (Appellant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2010/022334 Publication restriction: Prohibition on publication of any matter identifying or likely to lead to identification of complainants pursuant to s 578A Crimes Act 1900 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2012-12-19 00:00:00 Before: Lakatos DCJ File Number(s): 2010/00022334