R v Xie (No 4) [2014] NSWSC 500

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Xie (No 4) [2014] NSWSC 500 Hearing dates: 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 25 November 2013; 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 31 March 2014; 1 and 14 April 2014 Decision date: 30 April 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Johnson J Decision: The Crown is granted leave to rely upon the further material from Dr Perlin served on the Accused on 3 March 2014.

The Accused's Notice of Motion dated 18 November 2013 is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - pretrial rulings - indictment alleging five counts of murder - victims were relatives of Accused's wife killed in their sleep with blunt instrument and by asphyxia - defence objections to several categories of evidence to be led at trial - whether evidence in relation to possible blood stain found on Accused's garage floor relevant and admissible - whether subsequent DNA analysis of stain relevant and admissible - whether DNA analysis evidence should be excluded under Evidence Act 1995, ss.135 or 137 - whether Crown ought be granted leave to rely on additional report of DNA expert - whether evidence of Accused cutting up shoe boxes improperly obtained for purposes of Evidence Act 1995, s.138 and should be excluded - objections to evidence overruled - leave granted to rely on additional report of DNA expert Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Jury Act 1977 New South Wales Crime Commission Act 1985 Cases Cited: Armstrong v R [2013] NSWCCA 113 Aytugrul v R [2010] NSWCCA 157; 205 A Crim R 157 Aytugrul v The Queen [2012] HCA 15; 247 CLR 170 BJS v R [2013] NSWCCA 123; 231 A Crim R 537 California v Lawton, Langston and Harper (unreported, Superior Court of California (Kern County), 1 October 2013) Commonwealth of Virginia v Brady (unreported, Virginia Circuit Court, 17 December 2013) Commonwealth v Foley (2012) 38 A.3d 882 Dasreef Pty Limited v Hawchar [2011] HCA 21; 243 CLR 588 Davidson v R [2009] NSWCCA 150; 75 NSWLR 150 De Gruchy v The Queen [2002] HCA 33; 211 CLR 85 Director of Public Prosecutions v AM [2006] NSWSC 348; 161 A Crim R 219 Dyldam Developments Pty Limited v Jones [2008] NSWCA 56 Evans v The Queen [2007] HCA 59; 235 CLR 521 Festa v The Queen [2001] HCA 72; 208 CLR 693 Papakosmas v The Queen [1999] HCA 37; 196 CLR 297 R (Cth) v Petroulias (No. 8) [2007] NSWSC 82 R v Basha (1989) 39 A Crim R 337 R v Broughton (unreported, Oxford Crown Court, 29 June 2010) R v Burton [2013] NSWCCA 335; 237 A Crim R 238 R v Clark [2001] NSWCCA 494; 123 A Crim R 506 R v Cornwell [2003] NSWSC 97; 57 NSWLR 82 R v Dalley (2002) 132 A Crim R 169 R v Dlugosz and Ors [2013] EWCA Crim 2; [2013] 1 Cr App R 32 R v Duffy and Shivers [2012] NICC 1 R v Fuller [2013] SADC 150 R v Gallagher [2001] NSWSC 462 R v Gilmore [1977] 2 NSWLR 935 R v Karger [2001] SASC 64; 83 SASR 1 R v Le [2000] NSWCCA 49 R v McIntryre [2001] NSWSC 311 R v MK [2012] NSWCCA 110; 223 A Crim R 572 R v Ngo [2001] NSWSC 595; 122 A Crim R 467 R v Pham [2005] NSWCCA 9 R v Reed [2009] EWCA Crim 2698; [2010] 1 Cr App R 23 R v Sood [2007] NSWCCA 214 R v Suteski [2002] NSWCCA 509 R v Vjestica [2008] VSCA 47; 182 A Crim R 350 R v Xie (No. 3) [2013] NSWSC 1840 Ridgeway v The Queen [1995] HCA 66; 184 CLR 19 Robinson v Woolworths Limited [2005] NSWCCA 426; 64 NSWLR 612 SD v New South Wales Crime Commission [2013] NSWCA 48; 84 NSWLR 456 Shepherd v The Queen [1990] HCA 56; 170 CLR 573 Smith v The Queen [2001] HCA 50; 206 CLR 650 Texts Cited: --- Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Lian Bin (Robert) Xie (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Tedeschi AM QC; Ms KN Shead (Crown) Mr GW Turnbull SC; Mr L Fernandez (Accused)