Aubrey v R [2015] NSWCCA 323

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Aubrey v R [2015] NSWCCA 323 Hearing dates: 26 October 2015 Date of orders: 18 December 2015 Decision date: 18 December 2015 Before: Gleeson JA at [1] Button J at [2] Fagan J at [3] Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: PRECEDENT – review of previous decision by same court – whether previous decision was wrong

APPEAL – unreasonable verdict – causation – whether proved beyond reasonable doubt that applicant caused HIV infection – consideration of circumstantial evidence

APPEAL – whether trial judge erred by directing jury that recklessness constituted foresight of possibility of some harm – grievous bodily harm – malice – possibility or probability

WORDS AND PHRASES – "inflict" grievous bodily harm – Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 35(1)(b) – "malicious" – "possibility" Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Cases Cited: Blackwell v The Queen [2011] NSWCCA 93; (2011) 81 NSWLR 119 CB v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2014] NSWCA 134 Chen v R [2013] NSWCCA 116 Cryer v R [2010] NSWCCA 18 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 Pengilley v R [2006] NSWCCA 163 R v Annakin (1988) 17 NSWLR 202 R v Aubrey [2012] NSWCCA 254 R v Baker [1999] NSWCCA 129 R v Campbell [1997] 2 VR 593 R v Coleman (1990) 19 NSWLR 467 R v Crabbe [1985] HCA 22; (1985) 156 CLR 464 R v Johns [1978] 2 NSWLR 259 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Mai (1992) 26 NSWLR 371 R v Moran (1991) 52 A Crim R 440 R v Mostyn [2004] NSWCCA 97 Stokes and Difford v R (1990) 51 A Crim R 25 Wood v R [2012] NSWCCA 21 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Aubrey (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Greg James QC/Peter Lange (Appellant) Huw Baker (Respondent)