R v John George BORG, Douglas John Frederick CARROLL, Wayne Frederick FEAR No.1. BORG: Crown Application for Coincidence Direction [2015] NSWDC 117

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v John George BORG, Douglas John Frederick CARROLL, Wayne Frederick FEAR No.1. BORG: Crown Application for Coincidence Direction [2015] NSWDC 117 Hearing dates: 1 June 2015 to 2 July 2015 Date of orders: 22 June 2015 Decision date: 22 June 2015 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: A Haesler SC DCJ Decision: The statutory tests in s 98 and 101 Evidence Act have both been satisfied. The evidence led at trial and the issues raised can only be addressed by allowing the Crown leave to use the evidence to prove the two events on the 15 and 29 November 2012 events did not occur coincidentally. Catchwords: Crown Application for Coincidence Direction; Late notice; probative value; circumstantial case. Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: R v Fletcher [2005] NSWCCA 338; 156 A Crim R 308 DSJ v DPP (Cth); NS v DPP (Cth) [2012] NSWCCA 9; 84 NSWLR 158 JG v R [2014] NSWCCA 138 R v Lockyer (1996) 89 A Crim R 457 R v MR [2013] NSWCCA 236 Saoud v R [2014] NSWCCA 136 R v XY [2013] NSWCCA 121; 84 NSWLR 363 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Crown (Director Public Prosecutions) John George BORG Douglas John Frederick CARROLL Wayne Frederick FEAR Representation: Counsel: Mr M McColm (Director Public Prosecutions) Mr K Buckman (for Borg) Mr S Siva (for Carroll) Mr F Coyne (For Fear)