R v Cunneen (No. 1) [2022] NSWDC 585

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cunneen (No. 1) [2022] NSWDC 585 Hearing dates: 9 May 2022 Date of orders: 10 May 2022 Decision date: 18 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Crown application to tender Certificate of Conviction of third party granted. Catchwords: Accessorial liability; admissibility of Certificate of Conviction of principal offender of a felony; whether Evidence Act 1995 abrogates a common law rule. Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Civil Procedure Act 2005 Jury Act 1977 Cases Cited: Gall v R [2015] NSWCCA 69 Hollington v Hewthorn [1843] KB 587 R v BD (1997) 94 A Crim R 131 R v Carter & Savage [1990] 47 A Crim R 55 R v Dawson [1961] VR 773; (1960) 106 CLR 1. R v Kirkby (2000) 2 Qd R 257; (1998) 105 A Crim R 323 R v Muriniti (2018) 97 NSWLR 991 R v Simpson (2008) QCA 413 R v Suteski (2002) 56 NSWLR 182; [2002] NSWCCA 509 R v Welsh [1998] 105 A Crim R 448; [1998] VSCA 138; [1999] 2 VR 66 Texts Cited: J D Heydon AC QC, Cross on Evidence (LexisNexis, 13th ed, 2022) Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Department of Public Prosecutions (Crown) James Anthony Cunneen (Accused) Representation: Counsel: A. Robertson (Crown) R. Cavanagh (Accused) File Number(s): 2017/186919 Publication restriction: Nil.