R v Geeves; R v Geeves (No. 6) [2024] NSWSC 998

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Geeves; R v Geeves (No. 6) [2024] NSWSC 998 Hearing dates: 15 July 2024 Date of orders: 15 July 2024 Decision date: 09 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lonergan J Decision: Refuse leave to the Crown to cross-examine Ursula Kirk (O'Sioda). Catchwords: EVIDENCE – murder trial – unfavourable witness – whether leave to cross-examine should be granted Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss 38, 43, 192 Cases Cited: Doyle v R; R v Doyle [2014] NSWCCA 4 DPP (Vic) v Garrett (2016) 257 A Crim R 509; [2016] VSCA 31 Kannan & Ors v R [2006] NSWCCA 109 R v Kneebone (1999) 47 NSWLR 450; [1999] NSWCCA 279 R v Le (2002) 54 NSWLR 474; [2002] NSWCA 186 R v White [2003] NSWCCA 64 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Rex (Crown) Robert Samuel Geeves (Accused) Anne Margaret Geeves (Accused) Representation: Counsel: P.W. Kerr (Crown) P Coady (Robert Samuel Geeves) M.P. King (Anne Margaret Geeves)

Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions NSW (Crown) Legal Aid NSW (Robert Samuel Geeves) Longman Hill Solicitors (Anne Margaret Geeves) File Number(s): 2022/00128350 2022/00128454 Publication restriction: Section 15A of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) applies to protect the identity of Amber Haigh's child. Any publication of that child's name or anything that might identify that child is prohibited.