R v Gregory-Roberts [2016] NSWCCA 92

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Gregory-Roberts [2016] NSWCCA 92 Hearing dates: 26 April 2016 Date of orders: 18 May 2016 Decision date: 18 May 2016 Before: McCallum J at [1] R A Hulme J at [2] Schmidt J at [3] Decision: (1) The appeal be upheld. (2) The rulings of 18 and 24 November 2015 be set aside. (3) Adjudge that the complaint evidence of the complainant and the three witnesses, MG, RB and SS, and the evidence of the four pretext telephone conversations are admissible. (4) Otherwise remit the matter to Craigie SC DCJ for further hearing. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Crown appeal – s 5F(3A) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) – evidence – exclusion of evidence weakened Crown case – whether complaint evidence and evidence of pretext conversations admissible – whether error established in excluding evidence under 66 of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) – whether error established in excluding evidence of pretext conversations under s 135 and s 137 of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) – appeal upheld – rulings set aside – evidence admissible – matter remitted for further hearing Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dupas v The Queen [2012] VSCA 328; (2012) 218 A Crim R 507 House v R [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 IMM v The Queen [2016] HCA 14 Lam v Beesley (1992) 7 WAR 88 R v Ali [2015] NSWCCA 72 R v BD (1997) 94 A Crim R 131 R v Burton [2013] NSWCCA 335; (2013) 237 A Crim R 238 R v Centraco [2005] NSWCCA 11 R v Cook [2004 NSWCCA 52 R v XY [2013] NSWCCA 121; (2013) 84 NSWLR 363 R v XY [2010] NSWCCA 181; (2010) 79 NSWLR 629 R v Nguyen [2010] NSWCCA 97 R v Shamouil [2006] NSWCA 112; (2006) 66 NSWLR 228 R v Taranto [1999] NSWCCA 396 R v Yates [2002] NSWCCA 520 Rolfe v R [2007] NSWCCA 155; (2007) 173 A Crim R 168 SKA v Regina [2012] NSWCCA 205 Todorovic v Moussa [2001] NSWCA 419; (2001) 53 NSWLR 463 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina John Gregory-Roberts Representation: Counsel: P Ingram SC with E Balodis (Crown) P Strickland SC (Respondent)