Goulding v Eaves

JURISDICTION	:	SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
IN CRIMINAL
CITATION	:	GOULDING -v- EAVES [2023] WASC 19

CORAM

: FORRESTER J

HEARD

: 22 NOVEMBER 2022

DELIVERED

: 6 FEBRUARY 2023

PUBLISHED

: 6 FEBRUARY 2023

FILE NO/S

:	SJA 1083 of 2021

BETWEEN

: DAWN ALISON GOULDING

Accused
AND
MARK EAVES
Prosecution

ON APPEAL FROM:

For File No	:	SJA 1083 of 2021
Jurisdiction	:	MAGISTRATES COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Coram

: MAGISTRATE E SHACKLETON

File Number

:	PE 9745 of 2021

[2023] WASC 19

Catchwords:

Criminal law - Appeal against conviction - Breach of misconduct restraining order - Whether miscarriage of justice resulted from change in prosecution case or non-disclosure on part of prosecution - Whether magistrate erred in fact - Whether verdict was unreasonable or unsupported by the evidence

Legislation:

Criminal Appeals Act 2004 (WA)
Criminal Investigation Act 2006 (WA)
Criminal Procedure Rule 2005 (WA)

Restraining Orders Act 1997 (WA)

Result:

Leave to appeal refused

Appeal dismissed

Category: B

Representation:

Counsel:

Accused

: In Person

Prosecution : D Van Nellestijn

Solicitors:

Accused

: In Person

Prosecution : State Solicitor's Office

[2023] WASC 19

Cases referred to in decision:

CD and EF v Chief Executive Officer, Department of Child Protection and

Family Support [2017] WASC 126

Cramphorn v Bailey [2014] WASCA 60
Easterday v The Queen [2003] WASCA 69; (2003) 143 A Crim R 154
Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118
Hunt v Russell [2019] WASC 284
Lyndon v Lyndon [2008] WASCA 8
M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63; (1994) 181 CLR 487
Samuels v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 193; (2005) 30 WAR

473

Smart v Power [2019] WASCA 106
The State of Western Australia v Olive [2011] WASCA 25; (2011) 57 MVR 269
Wells v The State of Western Australia [2017] WASCA 27

[2023] WASC 19

Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 5

Leave to Appeal – legal principles ............................................................................................. 5

The trial ...................................................................................................................................... 5

Admission ............................................................................................................................... 7
Evidence of Brett Arthur Anthony King ................................................................................ 7
Evidence of Giles Nelson Graham ....................................................................................... 11
Constable Mark Eaves .......................................................................................................... 12
Constable Michael Baughan ................................................................................................. 13
The appellant ........................................................................................................................ 13

Prosecution submissions ....................................................................................................... 15

Appellant's

submissions ........................................................................................................ 16

Reasons for decision ............................................................................................................. 16

Material filed on the appeal ...................................................................................................... 17

Affidavit sworn on 30 January 2022 .................................................................................... 19
Affidavit sworn on 24 February 2022 .................................................................................. 19

The application ..................................................................................................................... 20

Grounds of Appeal ................................................................................................................... 23

Ground 1 ............................................................................................................................... 24
Ground 2 ............................................................................................................................... 25
Ground 3 ............................................................................................................................... 26
Ground 4 ............................................................................................................................... 27
Ground 5 ............................................................................................................................... 38
Ground 6 ............................................................................................................................... 39
Ground 7 ............................................................................................................................... 40
Ground 8 ............................................................................................................................... 42

Ground 9 ............................................................................................................................... 45

New evidence - legal principles................................................................................................ 46

The additional evidence ........................................................................................................ 46

Conclusion on Ground 9 ....................................................................................................... 53

Application to admit new evidence .......................................................................................... 53
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 54
Orders ....................................................................................................................................... 54
SCHEDULE A ......................................................................................................................... 55

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FORRESTER J

FORRESTER J:

Introduction

After a trial before a magistrate, the appellant was convicted of a charge that…

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The appellant, Mr Goulding, was convicted of breaching a misconduct restraining order in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria. The order had been made against him by the respondent, Mr Eaves, in relation to conduct involving harassment and stalking. Mr Goulding appealed his conviction on the grounds that a miscarriage of justice occurred due to a change in the prosecution's case and non-disclosure of information by the prosecution. He also argued that the magistrate erred in fact, and that the verdict was unreasonable and unsupported by the evidence.

The primary issue before the court was whether the change in the prosecution's case and the non-disclosure of information by the prosecution led to a miscarriage of justice. Additionally, the court considered whether the magistrate's findings were erroneous, and whether the verdict was unreasonable or unsupported by the evidence. The court was required to determine whether the appeal should be allowed, and if so, whether a retrial was warranted.

The court found that the change in the prosecution's case did not lead to a miscarriage of justice, as the core facts of the case remained consistent and the evidence presented was not affected. Furthermore, the court held that there was no non-disclosure on the part of the prosecution that would have impacted the outcome of the case. The court also determined that the magistrate's findings were not erroneous, and the verdict was both reasonable and supported by the evidence. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, and no retrial was ordered.

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Orders of the court

Background to the litigation

Evidence Before The Court

Reasons for decision

Legal Principle Established