R v Droudis (No. 11) [2016] NSWSC 1319

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Droudis (No. 11) [2016] NSWSC 1319 Hearing dates: 13 September 2016 Date of orders: 14 September 2016 Decision date: 14 September 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Johnson J Decision: Admit into evidence MFIs 39, 40 and 41. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Judge-alone murder trial - Crown tenders recorded conversations between Accused and Man Monis - discussions occur after Accused informed of police application to obtain forensic samples from her - conversations include discussions concerning possible explanations for presence of Accused's blood and hair at crime scene - whether conversations admissible as evidence of consciousness of guilt - evidence admitted Legislation Cited: Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Edwards v R [1993] HCA 63; 178 CLR 193 R v Burton [2013] NSWCCA 335; 237 A Crim R 238 R v Lane [2011] NSWCCA 157; 221 A Crim R 309 R v Le [2000] NSWCCA 49 R v Pham [2005] NSWCCA 9 R v Sood [2007] NSWCCA 214 The Queen v Baden-Clay [2016] HCA 35 Texts Cited: --- Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Amirah Droudis (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Tedeschi QC; Mr DT Scully (Crown) Mr MJ Ierace SC; Mr RJ Wilson (Accused)

Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Legal Aid NSW (Accused) File Number(s): 2013/345405 Publication restriction: ---