R v Sumpton (No. 2) [2014] NSWSC 1440

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Sumpton (No. 2) [2014] NSWSC 1440 Hearing dates: 17 and 20 October 2014 Decision date: 21 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Hamill J Decision: 1. Allow the evidence of the accused watching pornography depicting women of Asian appearance. 2. Allow the evidence of the accused visiting Asian prostitutes. 3. Reject the evidence of the accused's use of illegal drugs unless the accused consents to, or insists on, its introduction. 4. Reject the evidence of the accused telling Mr Ohlsen that he "liked it rough". 5. Reject the evidence derived from the accused's Facebook profile. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - evidence - sexually motivated murder of Asian woman -tendency evidence - evidence of sexual interest in Asian women - accused asserts that he has no interest in sex - accused asserts sexual dysfunction - evidence that accused watched "Asian pornography" - evidence that accused visited Asian prostitutes - evidence that accused "liked it rough" - evidence of the accused using "speed" during sexual activity - evidence of the accused's Facebook "friends" - 90% of accused's 110 friends "young teenage Asian females" - assessment of probative value - assessment of prejudicial effect Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: AE v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 52 BSJ v The Queen [2012] VSCA 93 Dupas v The Queen [2012] VSCA 328; 218 A Crim R 50 Hoch v the Queen [1988] HCA 50; 165 CLR 292 Pfennig v The Queen [1995] HCA 7; 182 CLR 461 PGM v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 310 R v Harker [2004] NSWCCA 427 R v Milton [2004] NSWCCA 195 R v MM [2004] NSWCCA 364 R v PWD [2010] NSWCCA 209 R v Shamouil [2006] NSWCCA 112; 66 NSWLR 228 R v Sumpton [2014] NSWSC 1432 R v Watkins [2005] NSWCCA 164; 153 A Crim R 434 R v XY [2013] NSWCCA 121 Stanoevski v The Queen [2001] HCA 4; 202 CLR 115 Texts Cited: Odgers' Uniform Evidence Law (11th Edition) 2014 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Crown Andrew Mervyn Sumpton (Accused) Representation: Counsel: J McLennan SC (Crown) M Dennis (Accused) Solicitors: New South Wales DPP (Crown) Legal Aid NSW (Accused) File Number(s): 2012/165950 Publication restriction: Non publication until the completion of the trial.