R v Hines (No 1) [2014] NSWSC 701

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hines (No 1) [2014] NSWSC 701 Hearing dates: 29 May 2014 Decision date: 04 June 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Hamill J Decision: (1) Count (2) is to be severed from the indictment and there is to be a separate trial in respect of that count. (2) The evidence of the events giving rise to the allegation in count (2) is excluded. (3) The application for severance of count (3) is refused. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - evidence - severance of counts - assault occasioning actual bodily harm - separate trial - murder - accused state of mind - transactional evidence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bull v The Queen (2000) 201 CLR 443; De Jesus v The Queen (1986) 61 ALJR 1; HML v The Queen; SB v The Queen; OAE v The Queen [2008] HCA 16; Jiang v R [2010] NSWCCA 277; LJW v R [2010] NSWCCA 114; O'Leary v The King (1946) 73 CLR 566; Phillips v The Queen (2006) 225 CLR 303; R v Adam (1999) 106 A Crim R 510; R v Barton [2004] NSWCCA 229; R v Mostyn (2004) 145 A Crim R; R v Venna [1976] QB 421; Sutton v The Queen (1984) 152 CLR 528; Tully v The Queen [2006] HCA 56 230 CLR 234; TWL v R [2012] NSWCCA 57; Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Crown Accused: Alan John Hines Representation: Counsel: P McGrath (Crown) E Wilson SC (Accused) Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Aboriginal Legal Service (Accused) File Number(s): 2013/52349