R v Asiminaris [2019] NSWDC 94

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Asiminaris [2019] NSWDC 94 Hearing dates: 28, 29 August 2019 Date of orders: 29 August 2019 Decision date: 02 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: See [73] Catchwords: EVIDENCE – Tendency evidence – whether the evidence has significant probative value – relevance of decade long time gap between incidents - whether the probative value substantially outweighs the unfair prejudice - misuse of evidence by the jury where tendency evidence highly cogent and detailed Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss 97, 101, 192A Cases Cited: Adams v R [2017] NSWCCA 215 Hughes v The Queen (2017) 344 ALR 187; [2017] HCA 20 IMM v The Queen (2016) 257 CLR 300; [2016] HCA 14 McPhillamy v R (2018) 361 ALR 13; [2018] HCA 52 R v Bauer (a pseudonym) (2018) 359 ALR 359; [2018] HCA 40 R v Beserick (1993) 30 NSWLR 510 R v Ford (2009) 201 A Crim R 451; [2009] NSWCCA 306 RH v R (2014) 241 A Crim R 1; [2014] NSWCCA 71 Texts Cited: N/A Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Katherine Asiminaris (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms V Engel (the Crown) Mr R Rajalingan (the Defendant)

Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions (the Crown) Ly Lawyers (the Defendant) File Number(s): 2017/154841 Publication restriction: Section 578A(2) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and section 15A of the Children's (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) apply Pseudonyms B and S are used for the children.