R v Adams (No 6) [2016] NSWSC 1565

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Adams (No 6) [2016] NSWSC 1565 Hearing dates: 26 September 2016 – 26 October 2016 Decision date: 04 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Button J Decision: Verdict of guilty of murder Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – murder – trial by judge alone – alleged offence occurred in 1983 – felony murder – circumstantial case – tendency evidence – whether the accused had a tendency to rape and choke women – discussion of mitochondrial DNA and hair analysis – verdict of guilty of murder Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 17A, 18, 37, 61D, 61D(1), Pt 1A Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 79, 165(1)(a), 165B Cases Cited: Azzopardi v The Queen (2001) 205 CLR 50; [2001] HCA 25 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 DJS v R [2010] NSWCCA 200 DJV v R [2008] NSWCCA 272 Edwards v The Queen (1993) 178 CLR 193; [1993] HCA 63 Green v The Queen (1971) 126 CLR 28; [1971] HCA 55 Groundstroem v R [2013] NSWCCA 237 HML v The Queen (2008) 235 CLR 224; [2008] HCA 16 Lane v R (2013) 241 A Crim R 321; [2013] NSWCCA 317 Peacock v The King (1911) 13 CLR 619; [1911] HCA 66 Penza and Di Maria v R [2013] NSWCCA 21 Plomp v The Queen (1963) 110 CLR 234; [1963] HCA 44 R v Adams [2015] NSWSC 1960 R v Adams (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1359 R v Bishop (1888) 88 4 WN (NSW) 107 R v Cook [2004] NSWCCA 52 R v Matonwal & Amood [2016] NSWCCA 174 RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620; [2000] HCA 3 Ryan v The Queen (1967) 121 CLR 205; [1967] HCA 2 Shepherd v The Queen (1990) 170 CLR 573; [1990] HCA 56 The Queen v Baden-Clay (2016) 90 ALJR 1013; [2016] HCA 35 The Queen v Hillier (2007) 228 CLR 618; [2007] HCA 13 Woolmington v Director of Public Prosecutions [1935] AC 462 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina Robert John Adams Representation: Counsel: M Hobart SC (Crown) P Lange with C Parkin (Accused)