R v Davis and Quinn (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1726

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Davis and Quinn (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1726 Hearing dates: 1, 2 and 4 December 2020 Date of orders: 7 December 2020 Decision date: 07 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: For orders see [152]. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – murder – joint criminal enterprise – self-defence – excessive self-defence – listening devices evidence – objections – relevance – legal professional privilege – unfair prejudice to accused – probative value – competing inferences Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 70(1), s 70(2), s 72, s 74(1), s 75, s 78(1), s 78(3), s 79, s 80(1) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 55, s 56, s 90, s 119, s 122, s 135, s 137, s 138 Surveillance Device Act 2007 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bulk Materials (Coal Handling) Services Pty Limited v Coal and Allied Operations Pty Limited (1988) 13 NSWLR 689 Buttes Gas and Oil Company v Hammer (No 3) [1981] QB 223 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Kinghorn; Kinghorn v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2020] NSWCCA 48 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Intertan Inc (2003) 127 FCR 499; [2003] FCA 384 Em v The Queen (2007) 232 CLR 67; [2007] HCA 46 GR Capital Group Pty Ltd v Xinfeng Australia International Investment Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 266 Hamilton v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWSC 1213 Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1; [1999] HCA 66 Osland v Secretary to the Department of Justice (2008) 234 CLR 275; [2008] HCA 37 R v Davis and Quinn (No 1) [2020] NSWSC 1615 R v Swaffield; Pavic v The Queen (1998) 192 CLR 159; [1998] HCA 1 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Blake Davis (Accused) Hannah Quinn (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Mr C Taylor (Crown) Ms M Cunneen SC (Accused Davis) Mr T Hughes (Accused Quinn)