Regina v Patsalis & Spathis [No 4] [1999] NSWSC 715

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Regina v Patsalis & Spathis [No 4] [1999] NSWSC 715 revised - 27/09/99 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Criminal Division FILE NUMBER(S) : 70002/97; 70200/97 28 June 1999 - 30 June 1999 2 July 1999 HEARING DATE(S) : 5 July 1999 - 7 July 1999 12 July 1999 - 14 July 1999 19 July 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 July 1999

Regina PARTIES : v Michael Patsalis Alexios Spathis JUDGMENT OF : Kirby J

P Power (Crown) COUNSEL : M Macgregor QC (Patsalis) D Campbell (Spathis) K Roots (Crown) SOLICITORS : Coustas & Co (Patsalis) Hancock Alldis (Spathis) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL PRACTICE & PROCEDURE; Propensity evidence; Admissibility of ERISP tapes ACTS CITED : Evidence Act, 1995 (s95, s97, s135, s136, s137) Crimes Act, 1900 R v AH (1997) 42 NSWLR 702 R v Fordham (1997) 98 A Crim R 359 R v Wilson (1970-71) 123 CLR 334 R v Bond (1906) 2 KB 389 Harriman v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 590 CASES CITED : R v Beserick (1993) 30 NSWLR 510 R v Makin (1893) 14 NSWLR 1 Tangye v The Queen (1997) 92 A Crim R 545 Pfennig v The Queen (1994-95) 182 CLR 461 R v Ritter (unreported, CCA, 31/08/95) R v Lockyer, Hunt CJ @ CL, 11/10/96 DECISION : Ref para 45

THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION

KIRBY J