R v Gale; R v Duckworth [2012] NSWCCA 174

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Gale; R v Duckworth [2012] NSWCCA 174 Hearing dates: 3 August 2011 Decision date: 17 August 2012 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1]; Simpson J at [2]; Fullerton J at [51] Decision: The Crown appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - interlocutory Crown appeal - larceny - admissibility of evidence - coincidence evidence - conditions of admissibility - reasonable notice - formation of opinion by court that the evidence, either by itself or having regard to other evidence adduced or to be adduced by tendering party, capable of having significant probative value - evidence not admissible if conditions not met - process for determination of admissibility - differing functions of judge and jury - whether evidence capable of having significant probative value - whether probative value of evidence substantially outweighs its prejudicial effect - probative value does not substantially outweigh prejudicial effect - Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 5F(3A), s 5F(5) - Evidence Act 1995, s 97, s 98, s 100(2), s 101, s 165 Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: DSJ v R; NS v R [2012] NSWCCA 9 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Papakosmas v The Queen [1999] HCA 37; 196 CLR 297 DAO v R [2011] NSWCCA 63 R v Fletcher [2005] NSWCCA 338; 156 A Crim R 308 R v Ford [2009] NSWCCA 306; 201 A Crim R 451 R v RN [2005] NSWCCA 413 R v Shamouil [2006] NSWCCA 112; 66 NSWLR 228 R v Suteski [2002] NSWCCA 509; 56 NSWLR 182 R v Zhang [2005] NSWCCA 437; 158 A Crim R 504 Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2008/170921 Director of Public Prosecutions (Applicant) Brett Terence Gale (Respondent)