Hofer v R [2019] NSWCCA 244

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hofer v R [2019] NSWCCA 244 Hearing dates: 30 August 2019 Date of orders: 18 October 2019 Decision date: 18 October 2019 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Fullerton J at [101]; Fagan J at [119] Decision: (1) Grant the applicant leave to appeal, to the extent necessary. (2) Grant the applicant all necessary extensions of time. (3) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – trial – whether prosecutor impermissibly cross-examined accused about parts of the accused's evidence not having been put to the relevant complainant in cross-examination – by majority held that prosecutor's questions were not prejudicial to accused – appeal dismissed

MENTAL HEALTH – criminal proceedings – fitness to be tried – whether there was a miscarriage of justice by reason of an unresolved question as to the accused's fitness to be tried at the time of his trial Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61I Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6(1) Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abdallah v The Queen [2001] NSWCCA 506; 127 A Crim R 46 Ali v The Queen [2005] HCA 8; (2005) 79 ALJR 662 Allied Pastoral Holdings Pty Ltd v FCT [1983] 1 NSWLR 1 Baini v The Queen (2012) 246 CLR 469; [2012] HCA 59 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Castle v The Queen (2016) 259 CLR 449; [2016] HCA 46 Collins v The Queen [2018] HCA 18; (2018) 92 ALJR 517 Douglass v The Queen [2012] HCA 34; (2012) 86 ALJR 1086 Eastman v The Queen (2000) 203 CLR 1; [2000] HCA 29 Kalbasi v Western Australia [2018] HCA 7; (2018) 92 ALJR 305 Kesavarajah v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 230; [1994] HCA 41 King v The Queen (2012) 245 CLR 588; [2012] HCA 24 Lane v The Queen [2018] HCA 28; (2018) 92 ALJR 689 Llewellyn v R [2011] NSWCCA 66 Lysle v R [2012] NSWCCA 20 MWJ v The Queen [2005] HCA 74 Nudd v The Queen [2006] HCA 9; (2006) 80 ALJR 614 OKS v Western Australia [2019] HCA 10; (2019) 93 ALJR 438 Picker v R [2002] NSWCCA 78 Picker v The Queen [2002] NSWCCA 78 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677; 48 A Crim R 385 R v Dennis [1999] NSWCCA 23 R v Orchard [2013] NSWCCA 342 R v Presser [1958] VR 45 R v Rivkin (2004) 59 NSWLR 284; [2004] NSWCCA 7 R v RTI (2003) 58 NSWLR 438; [2003] NSWCCA 28 R v Taylor (1992) 77 CCC (3d) 551 RWB v R [2010] NSWCCA 147 TKWJ v The Queen (2002) 212 CLR 124; [2002] HCA 46 Weiss v The Queen (2005) 224 CLR 300; [2005] HCA 81 Texts Cited: JD Heydon, Cross on Evidence, (11th ed 2017, LexisNexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Thomas Hofer (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Buchen SC / M Burke (Applicant) B Hatfield (Respondent)