PA v R [2015] NSWCCA 18

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: PA v R [2015] NSWCCA 18 Hearing dates: 10 February 2015 Decision date: 27 February 2015 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Johnson J at [66] Hamill J at [67] Decision: Leave to appeal against conviction granted. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – conviction appeal – applicant convicted of one count of commit an act of indecency against a person aged 13 – acquitted on three other counts and the jury unable to agree on a fifth count – whether conviction on one count and the failure of the jury to agree on another was capable of giving rise to inconsistent verdicts – whether a failure by a jury to agree on a verdict could be regarded as analogous to a verdict – no authority in New South Wales – conflicting authority in Queensland and Victoria – inconsistent verdicts ground not made out – whether conviction unreasonable and not supported by the evidence – appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 – s61M(2), Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) – s6(1) Evidence Act 1999 – s165B Cases Cited: Azzopardi v R [2001] HCA 25; 205 CLR 50 Black v R [1993] HCA 71; 179 CLR 44 Jones v R [1997] HCA 56; 191 CLR 439 at 453 Liberato v R (1985) 159 CLR 507 Longman v R [1989] HCA 60; 168 CLR 79 M v R [1994] HCA 63; 181 CLR 487 Mackenzie v R [1996] HCA 35; 190 CLR 348 MFA v R [2002] HCA 53; 213 CLR 606 Millar v The Queen [2003] WASCA 211 OGD v R (1997) 45 NSWLR 744 Osland v The Queen [1998] HCA 75; 197 CLR 316 Pillay and Ors v The Queen [2014] VSCA 249 R v CBF [2012] QCA 294 R v CX [2006] QCA 409 R v DAL [2005] QCA 281 R v R, GJ [2009] SASC 371; 105 SASR 506 R v Garrett [2009] QCA 300 R v Gipp (1998) 194 CLR 106 R v Markuleski (2001) 125 A Crim R 186 SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; 243 CLR 400 R v Murray (1987) 11 NSWLR 12 TK v R [2009] NSWCCA 151; 74 NSWLR 299 Tukuafu v The Queen [2014] VSCA 345 Category: Principal judgment Parties: PA – Applicant Regina – Respondent Crown Representation: Counsel: AJ Bellanto QC/P Rowe - Applicant J Pickering SC – Respondent Crown