Director of Public Prosecutionsv.Adam Paul Hutchinson. [2008] NSWLC 27

Local Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Director of Public Prosecutionsv.Adam Paul Hutchinson. [2008] NSWLC 27

JURISDICTION: Criminal

PARTIES: Director of Public Prosecutions Adam Paul Hutchinson.

FILE NUMBER: H-29554054

PLACE OF HEARING: Hay Local Court

DATE OF DECISION: 04/29/2008

MAGISTRATE: Magistrate P Dare

CATCHWORDS: Tendency and Coincidence Evidence

LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act, 1900. Ss. 562A; 526AB (1). Evidence Act, 1995. Ss. 97, 98, 100, 101, 135, 137

DPP v Boardman [1975] AC 421KJ R v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 165 Pfennig v The Queen (1995) 182 CLR 461 Hoch v The Queen [1988] HCA 50; 165 CLR 292 CASES CITED: Regina v Ellis (2003) 144 A Crim R 1 Regina v Fletcher [2005] NSWCCA 338 Regina v Harker [2004] NSWCCA 427 Regina v Lockyer (1996) 89 A Crim R 457 Regina v Ngatikaura [2006] NSWCCA 161 Regina v Anna Zhang [2005] NSWCCA 437

TEXTS CITED:

REPRESENTATION: Miss M. Knowles, Solicitor, for the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW). Mr B. Vasic of Counsel for and with the Defendant

ORDERS:

15 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT

The Defendant, Adam Paul Hutchinson, faces the following charges:- "(For that he) between 10.30am on 26th January, 2007 and 1.00pm on 27th February, 2007, at Ivanhoe in the State of New South Wales, did intimidate Louise Cass May Russ with the intention of causing her to fear physical or mental harm."

This charge is contrary to Section 562AB (1) Crimes Act, 1900 and carries a potential maximum penalty of imprisonment for two years and/or a fine of 50 penalty units when dealt with in the Local Court. It is necessary for the prosecution to establish beyond reasonable doubt:-