R v LN; R v AW (No. 2) [2017] NSWSC 153

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v LN; R v AW (No. 2) [2017] NSWSC 153 Hearing dates: 23 February 2017 Date of orders: 24 February 2017 Decision date: 24 February 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Johnson J Decision: Evidence of conversations recorded electronically is admitted. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - murder trial - objection to parts of conversations recorded by surveillance device or telephone intercept - requirements for prosecution notice under s.142 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 - need to identify electronic evidence to be relied upon by prosecution - objection under s.146 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 overruled - objection to one conversation upon basis of principles in Pavitt v R and under s.137 Evidence Act 1995 - not demonstrated that party to conversation was "agent of the state" - evidence should not be excluded under s.137 - objection overruled - objections to other parts of conversations upon basis that not relevant and under s.137 - objections overruled - evidence of conversations admitted Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Criminal Procedure Amendment (Mandatory Pre-trial Defence Disclosure) Act 2013 Evidence Act 1995 Interpretation Act 1987 Cases Cited: BJS v R [2013] NSWCCA 123; 231 A Crim R 537 Grey v The Queen [2001] HCA 65; 75 ALJR 593 IMM v The Queen [2016] HCA 14; 257 CLR 300 Mallard v The Queen [2005] HCA 68; 224 CLR 125 Papakosmas v R [1999] HCA 37; 196 CLR 297 Pavitt v R [2007] NSWCCA 88; 169 A Crim R 452 R v Burton [2013] NSWCCA 335; 237 A Crim R R v Clark [2001] NSWCCA 494; 123 A Crim R 506 R v LN; R v AW (No. 1) [2017] NSWSC 119 R v Reardon (No 2) [2004] NSWCCA 197; 60 NSWLR 454 R v Turnbull (No. 25) [2016] NSWSC 831 Texts Cited: --- Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) LN (Accused) AW (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Ms MM Cunneen SC (Crown) Mr EW Wilson SC (LN) Ms A Moen (AW)