Case Law

Question 1

Case law - Sexual offences

• _R v Koroheke _
  − _R v Cox _
  − _R v Gutuama _
  − _R v Mohan _
  − _R v Waaka _
  − _R v Harpur _
  − _R v Forrest and Forrest _
  − _R v Court _
  − _R v Leeson _

Answer 1

Case law - Sexual offences

• R v Koroheke - Genitalia definition (along with s2)
  − R v Cox - Consent must be…
  − R v Gutuama - ‘No reasonable Person’ - consent
  − R v Mohan - Decision of intent
  − R v Waaka - Firm vs fleeting
  − R v Harpur - Cumulative conduct (for attempts)
  − R v Forrest and Forrest - Proof of age
  − R v Court - definition of indecency
  − R v Leeson - Indecent assault defined

Question 2

_R v Koroheke _

Answer 2

_R v Koroheke _
The genitalia comprise the reproduction organs, interior and exterior … they include the vulva [and] the labia, both interior and exterior, at the opening of the vagina.

Question 3

_R v Cox _

Answer 3

_R v Cox _
Consent must be “full, voluntary, free and informed … freely and voluntarily given by a person in a position to form a rational judgment.”

Question 4

R v Gutuama

Answer 4

R v Gutuama

Under the objective test the Crown must prove that “no reasonable person in the accused’s shoes could have thought that [the complainant] was consenting.”

Question 5

R v Forrest and Forrest

Answer 5

R v Forrest and Forrest
The best evidence possible in the circumstances should be adduced by the prosecution in proof of [the victim’s] age”.

Question 6

_R v Court _

Answer 6

_R v Court _
Indecency means “conduct that right-thinking people will consider an affront to the sexual modesty of [the complainant].”

Question 7

_R v Leeson _

Answer 7

_R v Leeson _
The definition of “indecent assault” … is an assault accompanied with circumstances of indecency…