Regina (C'Wealth) v Baladjam & Ors [No 43] [2008] NSWSC 1461

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Regina (C'Wealth) v Baladjam & Ors [No 43] [2008] NSWSC 1461

HEARING DATE(S) : 19/08/08; 20/08/08

JUDGMENT DATE : 26 August 2008

JURISDICTION : Criminal

JUDGMENT OF : Whealy J at 1

DECISION : Decline to exclude evidence of statements made by Khaled Cheikho.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Application to exclude evidence of alleged co-conspirator - Whether evidence inadmissible because of hearsay rule (s 59 Evidence Act 1995) - Whether evidence should be excluded because of incompetency to give evidence - s 61 of Evidence Act 1995 - Whether evidence should be excluded under ss 135 and 137 Evidence Act 1995 - Whether evidence should be excluded under s 90 Evidence Act 1995

LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995

Cox v State of NSW (2007) NSWSC 471 per Simpson J at (11) - (17) EM v R [2007] 239 ALR 204; [2007] HCS 46 at [109] per Gummow and Hayne JJ Jackson v The Queen (1962) 108 CLR 51 Kamelah v R [2005] 79 ALJR 541; [2005] 213 ALR 97; [2005] HCA 2 Papakosmis v R (1999) 196 CLR 297 Oeng Hengky Wiryo v HKSAR [2007] HKCFA 8, 9 February 2007 R v Baladjam [No 3] 18 March 2008 R v Baladjam [No 8] 15 April 2008 R v Barbara & Rovere (2000) 112 A Crim R 551, 559 at 42 R v Clark [2001] 123 A Crim R 506 at 577 (147) R v Ivan Djerke [2006] ACTSC 104 (10 October 2006) R v GK [2001] 53 NSWLR 317 at 324 R v Hannes [2000] 158 FLR 359, 441-2 AT (480) R v Michael John Parker (1990) 19 NSWLR 177 CASES CITED : R v Polkinghorne (1929) 109 A Crim R 189, 193 at (25) R v Khaled Sharrouf [No 2] 28 June 2008 at para 23 R v Yates (2002) NSWCCA 520 at (252) Sinclair v The King (1946) 73 CLR 316 Walton v R (1989) 16 CLR 283 at (9), (24) and (31) Cases on ss 135 and 137 - Evidence Act R v Blick (2000) 111 A Crim R 326 R v Cook [2001] 123 A Crim R 506 at 577 (147) R v EM (2003) NSWCCA 374 R v Lodhi (2007) NSWCCA 360 at 174-177 R v Mundine (2008) NSWCCA 55 at 33 R v Serratore (1999) 48 NSWLR 101 at para 29 R v Shamouil (2006) 66 NSWLR 228 at 47 to 65 R v SJRC [2007] NSWCCA 142 R v Sood [2007] NSWCCA 214 at 26-43 R v Suteski (2002) 56 NSWLR 182 at 199 (116)