Jackson v R [2020] NSWCCA 5

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Jackson v R [2020] NSWCCA 5 Hearing dates: 23 October 2019 Date of orders: 06 February 2020 Decision date: 06 February 2020 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1]; Walton J at [2]; Price J at [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted.

(2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeals – Appeal against convictions – sexual assault – tendency evidence – whether error by judge in directing jury that the criminal standard of proof was required before the jury could use tendency evidence – where trial judge's direction given before Bauer – multiple complainants – whether criminal standard elevated the tendency evidence to an essential intermediate fact – whether criminal standard gave rise to an unacceptable risk of compromise by the jury – whether tendency evidence was inadmissible – leave to appeal granted – appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 61M(1), 66C(2), 66D Criminal Appeal Rules r 4 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss 95, 97, 101, 137 Cases Cited: BC v R [2019] NSWCCA 111 DJS v R [2010] NSWCCA 200 DJV v R [2008] NSWCCA 272; 200 A Crim R 206 Doyle v R [2014] NSWCCA 4 FDP v R (2008) 74 NSWLR 645; [2008] NSWCCA 317; 192 A Crim R 87 Gilbert v The Queen (2000) 201 CLR 414; [2000] HCA 15; 74 ALJR 676; 170 ALR 88; 109 A Crim R 580 HML v The Queen (2008) 235 CLR 334; [2008] HCA 16; 82 ALJR 723; 245 ALR 204; 183 A Crim R 159 JDK v R [2009] NSWCCA 76; 194 A Crim R 333 S v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 266; [1989] HCA 66; 64 ALJR 126; 89 ALR 321; 45 A Crim R 221 Shepherd v The Queen (1990) 170 CLR 573; [1990] HCA 56; 65 ALJR 132; 97 ALR 161; 51 A Crim R 181 The Queen v Bauer [2018] HCA 40; 92 ALJR 846; 359 ALR 256; 271 A Crim R 558 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr Michael Andrew Jackson (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions NSW (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr I E Davison SC and Ms C M Roberts (Applicant) Ms E Wilkins SC (Respondent)