TB v R [2019] NSWCCA 224

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: TB v R [2019] NSWCCA 224 Hearing dates: 8 May 2019 Decision date: 25 September 2019 Before: White JA at [1]; Harrison J at [153]; R A Hulme J at [154] Decision: (1) Grant the applicant leave to appeal against conviction and sentence. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME — appeals — appeal against conviction — applicant convicted on three counts of various child sexual assault offences — whether jury verdicts unreasonable given conflicts in evidence as to peripheral matters — whether jury verdicts unreasonable given acquittals on other counts over uncertainty as to date of offence — probative value of tendency evidence where conduct separated by large gap in time — use of tendency evidence retrospectively — whether primary judge gave inadequate R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82 direction — whether trial miscarried because cross-examination did not comply with Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 44(3)

CRIME — appeals — appeal against sentence — manifest excess — whether sentencing judge's assessment of objective seriousness of offending exaggerated Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 66C, 61M, 61O Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 44, 69, 97 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 54A Cases Cited: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v JG [2010] NSWCCA 222 Hughes v The Queen [2017] HCA 20; (2017) 92 ALJR 52 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Nguyen v R (2016) 256 CLR 656; [2016] HCA 17 R v Ford [2009] NSWCCA 306; (2009) 201 A Crim R 451 R v JJ [2019] NSWCCA 148 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82; [2001] NSWCCA 290 R v SK [2011] NSWCCA 292 R v Tillott (1995) 38 NSWLR 1 RH v R [2014] NSWCCA 71 Roos v R [2019] NSWCCA 67 SKA v The Queen (2011) 243 CLR 400; [2011] HCA 13 The Queen v Baden-Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 35 Velkoski v The Queen (2014) 45 VR 680 Category: Principal judgment Parties: TB (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Segal (Applicant) E Balodis (Crown)