AC v R [2016] NSWCCA 21

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: AC v R [2016] NSWCCA 21 Hearing dates: 21 October 2015 Decision date: 26 February 2016 Before: Hidden J at [1] Davies J at [2] Adamson J at [107] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appellant charged with multiple counts of sexual offences and assault offences against young children – evidence of uncharged acts not opposed – tendency evidence – whether evidence of significant probative value – whether probative value outweighed by prejudicial effect – whether inconsistent verdicts – whether verdicts unreasonable EVIDENCE - tendency evidence – whether acts relied on lacked similarity Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: BP v R; R v BP [2010] NSWCCA 303 Colby v R [1999] NSWCCA 261 Dungay v R [2010] NSWCCA 82 Hughes v R [2015] NSWCCA 330 MFA v The Queen [2002] HCA 53; (2002) 213 CLR 60 O'Keefe v R [2009] NSWCCA 121 Osland v R [1998] HCA 75; (1998) 197 CLR 316 Potts v R [2012] NSWCCA 229 R v Ford [2009] NSWCCA 303; (2009) 201 A Crim R 451 R v TK [2009] NSWCCA 151; (2009) 74 NSWLR 299 Saoud v R [2014] NSWCCA 136 Sokolwskyji v R [2014] NSWCCA 55 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: AC (Appellant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Gartelmann & E Anderson (Appellant) M Cinque (Crown)