KTR v R [2010] NSWCCA 271

KTR v R [2010] NSWCCA 271

Evidence of the appellant's violence toward the complainants was relevant and admissible because it provided a realistic context for understanding their fear, apparent acquiescence, and failure to complain, and its probative value was not outweighed by unfair prejudice under s 137. The jury directions adequately identified the limited relevance of the evidence, and no impermissible use requiring intervention was shown. Although McClellan CJ at CL considered that evidence from MW and DR about violence not known to the complainants should not have been admitted, its admission did not occasion a miscarriage of justice; Simpson J considered that evidence also admissible. The prosecutor's...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
03 December 2010
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
['sexual Offences' 'relationship Evidence' 'evidence of Violence' 'context Evidence' 'tendency Evidence' 'jury Directions' 'miscarriage of Justice' 'rule 4']
['criminal Law' 'evidence'] ['sexual Offences' 'relationship Evidence' 'evidence of Violence' 'context Evidence' 'tendency Evidence' 'jury Directions' 'miscarriage of Justice' 'rule 4']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the trial judge erred by admitting evidence of violence on the part of the appellant.' 'Whether the directions concerning evidence of violence on the part of the appellant were inadequate.' "Whether the trial miscarried because the Crown Prosecutor's address invited the jury to use the evidence of violence for impermissible purposes."]

Ratio Decidendi

Evidence of the appellant's violence toward the complainants was relevant and admissible because it provided a realistic context for understanding their fear, apparent acquiescence, and failure to complain, and its probative value was not outweighed by unfair prejudice under s 137. The jury directions adequately identified the limited relevance of the evidence, and no impermissible use requiring intervention was shown. Although McClellan CJ at CL considered that evidence from MW and DR about violence not known to the complainants should not have been admitted, its admission did not occasion a miscarriage of justice; Simpson J considered that evidence also admissible. The prosecutor's...

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ['Appeal dismissed']