LB v R [2014] NSWCCA 295

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: LB v R [2014] NSWCCA 295 Hearing dates: 8 August 2014 Decision date: 05 December 2014 Before: Simpson J at [1]; Adams J at [65]; R A Hulme J at [66] Decision: Appeal against conviction dismissed. Catchwords: APPEAL - appeal against conviction - applicant convicted of attempted sexual intercourse without consent with a person under the age of 10 years - whether verdict unreasonable or insupportable having regard to evidence - Whitehorn v The Queen [1983] HCA 42 - Douglass v The Queen [2012] HCA 34 - complainant's evidence given by video - recordings of interview with police - whether manner of giving evidence undermined the principles of fair trial - whether probative value of the evidence outweighed by prejudicial effect - Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 137

CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - admissibility of evidence - whether probative value of evidence outweighed by danger of unfair prejudice - credibility of witness Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Rules Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Chamberlain v The Queen [No 2] [1984] HCA 7; 153 CLR 521 Douglass v The Queen [2012] HCA 34; 290 ALR 699 M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; 181 CLR 487 R v Prasad (1979) 23 SASR 101 SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; 243 CLR 400 Whitehorn v The Queen [1983] HCA 42; 152 CLR 657 Category: Principal judgment Parties: LB (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Dalton SC (Appellant) N Adams (Respondent) Solicitors: S E O'Connor - Legal Aid NSW (Appellant) S Kavanagh - Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2011/402740 Publication restriction: Non-publication of any information or material that may lead to the identification of certain children (s 15A Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW)) Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2013-07-12 00:00:00 Before: Haesler DCJ File Number(s): 2011/402740