BM v R [2017] NSWCCA 133

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: BM v R [2017] NSWCCA 133 Hearing dates: 1 May 2017 Decision date: 19 June 2017 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Adamson J at [40]; Campbell J at [52] Decision: (1) Refuse the applicant leave to appeal with respect to grounds (1) and (2).

(2) Grant the applicant leave to appeal with respect to ground (3).

(3) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal – leave to appeal against conviction – applicant convicted of indecent assault, acts of indecency and sexual intercourse with a child – whether trial judge misdirected jury in focussing on accused's evidence and shifted evidentiary onus onto accused – whether trial judge misdirected jury as to significance of evidence of witness contradicting evidence of complainant and erred in formulation of Markuleski direction – whether verdicts unsafe and unsupportable on the evidence under Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) s 6(1) Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), s 15A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 61E, 61J, 66A, 578A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5, 6 Criminal Appeal Rules (NSW), r 4 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 38, 164 Cases Cited: Abbey v R [2017] NSWCCA 109 AL v R [2017] NSWCCA 34 Libke v The Queen (2007) 230 CLR 559; [2007] HCA 30 Longman v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 79 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 MWJ v R [2005] HCA 74; 80 ALJR 329 ND v R [2017] NSWCCA 70 R v Johnston (1998) 45 NSWLR 362 R v Kneebone (1999) 47 NSWLR 450; [1999] NSWCCA 279 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82; [2001] NSWCCA 290 SKA v The Queen (2011) 243 CLR 400; [2011] HCA 13 The Queen v Apostilides (1984) 154 CLR 563 Category: Principal judgment Parties: BM (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr S Loomes (Applicant) Ms N Williams (Respondent)