R v Wiggins (No 7) [2022] NSWSC 1249

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Wiggins (No 7) [2022] NSWSC 1249 Hearing dates: 6 September 2022 Date of orders: 6 September 2022 Decision date: 15 September 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: See at [110] Catchwords: EVIDENCE – character evidence – Evidence Act s 110 – where accused sought to raise lack of convictions for four types of offences as going to good character "in a particular respect" – whether convictions a particular respect of character – extent to which character divisible – relevance – consideration of R v AKB (No. 7) – where Crown had evidence in rebuttal beyond criminal record – limited direction – application withdrawn EVIDENCE – words and phrases – Evidence Act s 110 – "good character in a particular respect" Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 33, 93T Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 21A Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 110, 112, 137 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 8(b) Cases Cited: Bishop v R [2013] VSCA 273 Clegg v R [2017] NSWCCA 125 Decision restricted [2021] NSWCCA 74 Eastman v The Queen (1997) 76 FCR 9 FB v R [2020] NSWCCA 137 Gabriel v The Queen (1997) 76 FCR 279 Gallant v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 339 Melbourne v The Queen (1999) 198 CLR 1; [1999] HCA 32 Omot v The Queen [2016] VSCA 24 R v AKB (No. 4) [2018] NSWSC 1082 R v AKB (No. 5) [2018] NSWSC 1110 R v AKB (No. 7) [2018] NSWSC 1120 R v OGD (No 2) (2000) 50 NSWLR 433; [2000] NSWCCA 404 R v PKS (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 1 October 1998, unrep) R v Rogerson and McNamara (No 12) [2015] NSWSC 1099 R v Stalder (1981) 2 NSWLR 9 R v Telfer [2004] NSWCCA 27; 142 A Crim R 132 R v Wiggins [2021] NSWSC 719 R v Wiggins (No. 6) [2022] NSWSC 1189 R v Zurita [2002] NSWCCA 22 Regina v Makisi [2004] NSWCCA 333; 151 A Crim R 245 San Maung Saw Wah v The Queen [2014] VSCA 7 Seymour v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 206 162; A Crim R 576 Stanoevski v The Queen (2001) 202 CLR 115; [2001] HCA 4 TKWJ v The Queen (2002) 212 CLR 124; [2002] HCA 46 Texts Cited: Stephen Odgers SC, Uniform Evidence Law (15th ed, 2020, Thomson Reuters) Australian Law Reform Commission report, Evidence: Interim Report (August 1985) Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Matthew Paul Wiggins (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Mr K McKay SC with Ms S Sloane (Crown) Mr D Dalton SC with Mr T Woods (Accused)