Liu v R [2020] NSWCCA 100

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Liu v R [2020] NSWCCA 100 Hearing dates: 6 May 2020 Date of orders: 21 May 2020 Decision date: 21 May 2020 Before: R A Hulme J; Fagan J; Hidden AJ Decision: 1 Time is extended for the filing of the application for leave to appeal up to and including 4 December 2019. 2 Leave to appeal granted. 3 Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against conviction – sexual offences – indecent assault and sexual intercourse without consent – where complainant adult niece of applicant – whether consent given – sole ground of appeal whether verdict unreasonable – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Libke v The Queen (2007) 230 CLR 559 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sanwei Liu (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Game SC with A Cook (Applicant) E Balodis (Respondent)

Solicitors: Nyman Gibson Miralis (Applicant) Solicitor for Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2017/116238 Publication restriction: No Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of NSW Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 19 September 2018 Before: Huggett DCJ File Number(s): 2017/116238