BM v R [2017] NSWCCA 253

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: BM v R [2017] NSWCCA 253 Hearing dates: 26 July 2017 Date of orders: 27 October 2017 Decision date: 27 October 2017 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; McCallum J at [70]; Bellew J at [71]. Decision: Leave to appeal refused. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal – interlocutory decisions – whether error in refusing the application for separate trials – whether failure to properly construe and apply ss 97 and 101 of the Evidence Act in finding that the evidence with respect to each of the complainants was admissible as tendency evidence – whether error in concluding there was no evidence of concoction or contamination in the evidence of the three complainants – whether error in not excluding evidence due to risk of unfair prejudice to applicant pursuant to s 101 of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61J, 61M, 610, 61N Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5F Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 97, 101 Cases Cited: BC v R [2015] NSWCCA 237 DAO v R (2011) 81 NSWLR 568; [2011] NSWCCA 63 DJW v R [2015] NSWCCA 164 DSJ v R; NS v R [2014] NSWCCA 77 Elomar v R [2014] NSWCCA 303 GM v R [2016] NSWCCA 78 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Hughes v R [2015] NSWCCA 330 Hughes v The Queen [2017] HCA 20 IMM v The Queen (2016) 257 CLR 300; [2016] HCA 14 Jones v R [2014] NSWCCA 280 McIntosh v R [2015] NSWCCA 184 R v Ford (2009) 201 A Crim R 451; [2009] NSWCCA 306 Category: Principal judgment Parties: BM (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Carty (Applicant) H Roberts (Respondent)