R v Warwick (No.2) [2017] NSWSC 1225

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Warwick (No.2) [2017] NSWSC 1225 Hearing dates: 21 August 2017 Date of orders: 06 October 2017 Decision date: 06 October 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Garling J Decision: (1) The Crown is permitted to lead the coincidence and tendency evidence described in the three Notices served on 22 June 2017. (2) The accused's oral application for separate trials is rejected. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – evidence – tendency and coincidence evidence – where evidence has significant probative value CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – severing of the Indictment – whether jury likely to be overwhelmed by size of Indictment and length of trial – whether in the interests of justice to sever Indictment Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act (1986) (NSW) Cases Cited: El Haddad v The Queen [2015] NSWCCA 10; (2015) 88 NSWLR 93 Festa v The Queen [2001] HCA 72; (2001) 208 CLR 593 Glover v R; Stuart v R [2015] NSWCCA 285 Hughes v The Queen [2017] HCA 20 IMM v The Queen [2016] HCA 14; (2016) 257 CLR 300 R v Ceissman [2010] NSWCCA 50 R v Dickman [2017] HCA 24; (2017) 91 ALJR 686 R v Ellis [2003] NSWCCA 319; (2003) 58 NSWLR 700 R v Ford [2009] NSWCCA 306 R v Gale; R v Duckworth [2012] NSWCCA 174 R v Matonwal & Amood [2016] NSWCCA 174 R v MM [2014] NSWCCA 144 Saoud v R [2014] NSWCCA 13; (2014) 87 NSWLR 481 Selby v R [2017] NSWCCA 40 Symss v The Queen [2003] NSWCCA 77 Verma v R (1987) 30 A Crim R 441 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The Crown Leonard John Warwick (Accused) Representation: Counsel: K McKay / G Christofi (Crown) R Thomas (Accused)