Zammit v R [2016] NSWCCA 293

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zammit v R [2016] NSWCCA 293 Hearing dates: 25 November 2016 Decision date: 09 December 2016 Before: Ward JA at [1]; Bellew J at [77]; Hidden AJ at [78] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – s 5F appeal – indecent assault – where trial judge refused to order separate trials so as to sever hearing of sole count relating to one of the complainants from the remaining counts relating to the other complainant (her sister) – applicant is the complainants' biological father – trial judge held that tendency evidence sought to be led by Crown was cross-admissible on respective counts – complaint by applicant as to prejudice if "child sex" type allegations "lumped together" with "adult sex" allegations in same trial – leave to appeal granted but appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5F Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 55, 97, 135, 137, 101 Cases Cited: A2 v R; KM v R; Vaziri v R [2015] NSWCCA 244 BC v R [2015] NSWCCA 327 DAO v R (2011) 81 NSWLR 568; [2011] NSWCCA 63 De Jesus v The Queen [1986] HCA 65; (1986) 22 A Crim R 375 DJV v R [2008] NSWCCA 272; (2008) 200 A Crim R 206 Gall v R [2016] NSWCCA 82 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Hughes v R [2015] NSWCCA 330 IMM v The Queen [2016] HCA 14; (2016) 90 ALJR 529 Ludlow v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [1971] AC 29 Qualtieri v R [2006] NSWCCA 95; (2006) 171 A Crim R 463 R v Edelsten (1989) 18 NSWLR 213 R v Georgiou [1999] NSWCCA 125 R v Middis (Supreme Court (NSW), Hunt J, 27 March 1991, unrep) R v Steffan (1993) 30 NSWLR 633 Saoud v R (2014) 87 NSWLR 481; [2014] NSWCCA 136 Saunders (1994) 72 A Crim R 327 Sokolowskyj v Regina [2014] NSWCCA 55; (2014) 239 A Crim R 528 Turnbull v R [2016] NSWCCA 109 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Anthony Emmanuel Zammit (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: