R v Batak (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 425

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Batak (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 425 Hearing dates: 5 April 2022 Date of orders: 5 April 2022 Decision date: 20 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: R A Hulme J Decision: Tendency evidence admissible Catchwords: EVIDENCE — Tendency evidence — Criminal proceedings —admissibility of evidence relating to tendency to participate in drug rips —evidence of the accused having a tendency to engage in drug rips after the alleged offence relevant and admissible — probative value outweighs danger of unfair prejudice — risk of unfair prejudice can be managed by directions to the jury as to appropriate and impermissible uses Cases Cited: Hughes v The Queen (2017) 263 CLR 338; [2017] HCA 20 IMM v The Queen (2016) 257 CLR 300; [2016] HCA 14 McPhillamy v The Queen (2018) 92 ALJR 1045; [2018] HCA 52 R v Batak [2022] NSWSC 424 R v Beserick (1993) 30 NSWLR 510 R v Dann [2000] NSWCCA 185 R v Fung [2002] NSWCCA 479 R v SK [2011] NSWCCA 292 RH v R [2014] NSWCCA 71 Taylor v R [2020] NSWCCA 355 TB v R [2019] NSWCCA 224 The Queen v Dennis Bauer (a pseudonym) (2018) 266 CLR 56; [2018] HCA 40 TWL v R [2012] NSWCCA 57 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Regina Cem Batak Representation: Counsel: Ms S Traynor (Crown) Mr T Hughes (Accused)