AH v R [2019] NSWCCA 152

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: AH v R [2019] NSWCCA 152 Hearing dates: 4 February 2019 Decision date: 09 July 2019 Before: Simpson AJA at [1]; Button J at [75]; Lonergan J at [76] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against conviction granted;

(2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – conviction appeal – where applicant convicted of six counts of aggravated indecent assault but acquitted on two counts – where jury returned mixed verdicts on two counts which involved conduct that occurred in close proximity in time – whether mixed verdicts irreconcilably inconsistent – whether verdicts of guilty unreasonable and not supported by evidence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61J Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 294B, 306U Jury Act 1977 (NSW) Cases Cited: Jafary v R [2018] NSWCCA 243 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439; [1997] HCA 56 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 MacKenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348; [1996] HCA 35 MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606; [2002] HCA 53 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82; [2001] NSWCCA 290 SKA v The Queen (2011) 243 CLR 400; [2011] HCA 13 The Queen v Baden-Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 35 Category: Principal judgment Parties: AH (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: F Coyne/W Shukoor (Applicant) B Baker (Respondent)