Allan v R [2017] NSWCCA 6

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Allan v R [2017] NSWCCA 6 Hearing dates: 26 September 2016 Date of orders: 08 February 2017 Decision date: 08 February 2017 Before: Gleeson JA at [1] Harrison J at [2] Campbell J at [118] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal – appeal against conviction – sexual intercourse without consent – attempted sexual intercourse without consent – intent to commit assault armed with a weapon – whether guilty verdict unreasonable having regard to the evidence – mishandling and contamination of DNA – whether improper assessment of reliability of scientific evidence – whether inconsistent verdict – evidence of previous accusations of sexual intercourse without consent – inconsistencies in regard to evidence – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Elwood v R [2016] NSWCCA 18 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 Mackenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348; [1996] HCA 35 R v Clout (1995) 41 NSWLR 312 R v Lowe (1997) 98 A Crim R 300 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82; [2001] NSWCCA 290 R v Whalen (2003) 56 NSWLR 454; [2003] NSWCCA 59 SKA v The Queen (2011) 243 CLR 400; [2011] HCA 13 Wingrove-Pryce v R [2014] NSWCCA 290 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Stephen John Allan (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D T Kell (Crown)