R v Al Batat & Ors (No 16) [2020] NSWSC 1239

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Al Batat & Ors (No 16) [2020] NSWSC 1239 Hearing dates: 10 September 2020 Date of orders: 10 September 2020 Decision date: 14 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J Decision: Pursuant to section 38 of the Evidence Act 1995, leave is granted to the Prosecutor to cross-examine Wai Li about: (1) Evidence that is unfavourable to the prosecution, namely, evidence that the gun discharged accidentally; (2) Evidence of a prior inconsistent statement, namely, evidence (i) that no names other than Dayu (Mr Liu) were mentioned and (ii) of an intention to shoot or kill Jun Jia. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - evidence - leave to cross-examine prosecution's own witness - whether evidence unfavourable to the prosecution - whether prior inconsistent statement - relevant considerations - leave granted but limited to particular evidence and inconsistent statements Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 38, 192 Cases Cited: Lee v The Queen (1998) 195 CLR 594; [1998] HCA 60 R v Al Batat & Ors (No 10) [2020] NSWSC 1107 R v Al Batat & Ors (No 15) [2020] NSWSC 1227 R v Al Batat & Ors (No 8) [2020] NSWSC 1095 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina Abdallah Hassan Al Batat Ying Cheng Luo Ian Fan Jaiyu Liu Jacob Blake Bayliss Nai An Li Representation: Counsel: P Hogan (Crown) B Rigg SC (Al Batat) R Webb (Luo) T Quilter (Fan) N Carroll (Liu) A Norrie (Bayliss) D Carroll (Li)