Roos v R [2019] NSWCCA 67

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Roos v R [2019] NSWCCA 67 Hearing dates: 25 February 2019 Decision date: 29 March 2019 Before: Gleeson JA at [1] Harrison J at [120] Davies J at [121] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal against conviction with respect to ground 1 and ground 2(a).

(2) Refuse leave to appeal under r 4 of the Criminal Appeal Rules (NSW) with respect of grounds 2(b), (c), (d) and (e).

(3) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – child sexual offences – conviction appeal – unreasonable verdicts – whether guilty verdicts on nine counts inconsistent with acquittals on six counts – whether rational and logical basis on which jury could distinguish counts

CRIMINAL LAW – child sexual offences – conviction appeal – directions of trial judge to the jury – whether adequate Markuleski direction given – whether Liberato direction required – whether motive to lie direction required in relation to complainants– whether hearsay warning required in relation to third party's evidence of victims' conversation

CRIMINAL LAW – child sexual offences – conviction appeal – whether trial judge's summing up adequately put the accused's case to the jury

CRIMINAL LAW – child sexual offences – conviction appeal – objections and points not raised at trial – whether mis-directions and non-directions – whether judge's summing up adequate – Criminal Appeal Rules, r 4 Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), s 15A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61M(2), 66A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1)(b) Criminal Appeal Rules (NSW), r 4 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 161 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: ARS v R [2011] NSWCCA 266 Castle v The Queen (2016) 259 CLR 449; [2016] HCA 46 Dixon v R [2017] NSWCCA 299 DV v R [2017] NSWCA 276 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 Greenhalgh v R [2017] NSWCCA 94 Jafary v R [2018] NSWCCA 243 Liberato v The Queen (1985) 159 CLR 507 MacKenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348; [1996] HCA 35 MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606; [2002] HCA 53 Palmer v R [2018] NSWCCA 205 Papakosmas v The Queen (1999) 196 CLR 297 Picken v R [2007] NSWCCA 319 RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620; [2000] HCA 3 R v Burt (2003) 140 A Crim R 555 R v G.A.R. [2003] NSWCCA 224 R v Jovanovic (1997) 98 A Crim R 1 R v Li (2003) 140 A Crim R 288 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82; [2001] NSWCCA 290 R v Niass [2005] NSWCCA 120 R v Ryan (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 15 April 1994, unrep) R v Wilson (2005) 62 NSWLR 346 TK v R (2009) 74 NSWLR 299; [2009] NSWCCA 151 Tripodina and Morabito v R (1988) 35 A Crim R 183 Walker v R [2019] NSWCCA 4 White v R [2018] NSWCCA 156 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Andrew Mark Roos (Appellant) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: K Averre (Appellant) H Roberts (Respondent)