R v Reitberger [2014] NSWDC 154

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Reitberger [2014] NSWDC 154 Hearing dates: 28 April 2014 - 30 April 2014 Decision date: 01 May 2014 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Williams ADCJ Decision: Application to exclude evidence of two telephone calls is dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - judgment - Application to exclude evidence from the jury - Pretext conversations - Admissibility of - Sexual allegations Legislation Cited: Evidence Act Surveillance Devices Act 2007 Listening Devices Act 1984 Cases Cited: DJS v R; NS v R (2012) NSWCCA 9 Duke v R (1989) CLR 508 at 513 Employment Advocate v Williamson 2001 FCA 1164 Juric v R (2002) 199 A Crim R 408 Pavitt v R [2007] NSWCCA 88 R v Broyles [1991] 3 SCR 595 R v Burton [2013] NSWCCA 335 R v LDV (No 2) [2013] NSWDC 215 R v Swaffield; Pavic v R 192 CLR 159 R v XY (2013) NSWCCA 121 WK v R [2011] VSCA 345 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The Crown Claude Reitberger Representation: Counsel: Ms D D'Aleo - The Crown Mr P Strickland SC - The accused Mr Hunt - The Accused Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions File Number(s): 2012/371680 Publication restriction: There is to be no publication of the name of the complainant or of any material which may tend to identify the complainant