R v Shah (No 1) [2022] NSWDC 707

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Shah (No 1) [2022] NSWDC 707 Hearing dates: 29 – 31 March 1, 4 – 5 April 2022 Date of orders: 5 April 2022 Decision date: 05 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Sutherland SC DCJ Decision: At [46] Evidence relevant and admissible. Some messages and communications subject to objection voluntarily excised by the Crown. Direction to be given as to non-propensity reasoning and appropriate relevance. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Possess prohibited drug — Cocaine EVIDENCE — Criminal Proceedings — Admissibility — Tendency and Coincidence Evidence — Involvement in Drug trafficking — Propensity to Commit Crime Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Falzon v The Queen [2017] VSCA 74 Harriman v The Queen [1989] HCA 50; 167 CLR 590 and 88 ALR 161 Malubel Pty Ltd v Elder (1998) 88 FCR 242; (1998) 103 A Crim R 568 Parker v Churchill (1985) 9 FCR 316 Peters v The Queen [1998] HCA 7; 192 CLR 493 R v AN [2000] NSWCCA 372; 117 A Crim R 176 R v Ball [1911] AC 47 R v Dennis Bauer (a pseudonym) [2018] HCA 40 R v Gale; R v Duckworth [2012] NSWCCA 174 R v Garner (1963) 81 WN (Pt1) (NSW) 120) R v Hissey (1973) 6 SASR 280 R v Matonwal & Amood [2016] NSWCCA 174 Sultana v The Queen (1994) 74 A Crim R 27 The Queen v Falzon [2018] HCA 29 Thompson and Wran v The Queen (1968) Wilson v The Queen [1970] HCA 17; 123 CLR 334 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Crown Abdul Malik Shah (Offender) Representation: Counsel: B Stevens (Crown) S Orman-Hales (Offender)