R v Bentley; R v Thomas; R v Tilley; R v Davies [2018] NSWSC 67

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Bentley; R v Thomas; R v Tilley; R v Davies [2018] NSWSC 67 Hearing dates: 5 February 2018 Date of orders: 07 February 2018 Decision date: 07 February 2018 Before: Harrison J Decision: The Crown's application to adduce any of the nominated material as tendency evidence is rejected Catchwords: EVIDENCE – tendency evidence – murder – where alleged tendency to use violence, or the threat of violence, to collect drug debts or advance a drug supply business – where no significant probative value – where evidence only shows a tendency to make unfulfilled threats of violence Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss 97, 101 Cases Cited: Aravena v R (2015) 91 NSWLR 258; [2015] NSWCCA 288 BC v R [2015] NSWCCA 327 DSJ v The Queen (2012) 84 NSWLR 758; [2012] NSWCCA 9 El Haddad v The Queen (2015) 88 NSWLR 93; [2015] NSWCCA 10 Gardiner v R (2006) 162 A Crim R 233; [2006] NSWCCA Hughes v R (2015) 93 NSWLR 474; [2015] NSWCCA 330 Hughes v The Queen (2017) 344 ALR 187; [2017] HCA 20 IMM v The Queen (2016) 257 CLR 300; [2016] HCA 14 Jacara Pty Ltd v Perpetual Trustees WA Ltd (2000) 106 FCR 51; [2000] FCA 1886 JLS v The Queen (2010) 28 VR 328; [2010] VSCA 209 R v Ford (2009) 201 A Crim R 451; [2009] NSWCCA 306 at [55] R v Maybir (No.7) [2015] NSWSC 1742 R v Meyn (No.2) [2012] NSWSC 1449 R v Shamouil (2006) 66 NSWLR 228; [2006] NSWCCA 112 R v XY (2013) 84 NSWLR 363; [2013] NSWCCA 121 SK v R [2011] NSWCCA 292 Sokolowskyj v The Queen [2014] NSWCCA 55 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Mitchell James Bentley (Accused) Jack Davies (Accused) William Patrick Thomas (Accused) Jamie Michael Tilley (Accused) Representation: Counsel: D Scully (Crown) J Trevallion (Accused Bentley) P D Young SC (Accused Davies) N Carroll with W Wu (Accused Thomas) J Stratton SC (Accused Tilley)