NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : R v Pieter Egbert Helmhout & Ors [2000] NSWSC 185 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 70023/99; 70205/99; 70206/99; 70098/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 21-22 February 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 February 2000
Regina v Pieter Egbert Helmhout
Regina v Deborah Joy Davidson PARTIES : Regina v Mark William Helmhout
Regina v Joanne Rose Delly JUDGMENT OF : Bell J
C: Mr R D Cogswell SC PH: Mr A Webb COUNSEL : DD: Mr J S Stratton MH: Mr G Corr JD: Mr M Crawford-Fish C: D Knott, Director of Public Prosecutions PH: Christine Bourke SOLICITORS : DD: Brenda Duchen MH: J R Jeffery, South Eastern Aboriginal Legal Service JD: G J Piscioneri CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Admissibility of accused's interview with police - voir dire - whether accused was threatened - state of affectation by alcohol, drugs and depression - whether failure by police to comply with cl 28 Evidence Act 1995, ss 84, 85, 90, 138, 142, 189 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Detention after Arrest) Regulation 1998, cl.28 Crimes Act 1900, Part 10A CASES CITED : R v Rooke (unrep, CCA, 2/9/97) The Queen v Swaffield (1997) 192 CLR 159 DECISION : Tender of interview allowed
THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES CRIMINAL DIVISION
BELL J
WEDNESDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2000 70023/99 - REGINA v PIETER EGBERT HELMHOUT 70205/99 - REGINA v DEBORAH JOY DAVIDSON 70206/99 - REGINA v MARK WILLIAM HELMHOUT 70098/99 - REGINA v JOANNE ROSE DELLY
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