R v Bentley; R v Davies; R v Thomas; R v Tilley [2018] NSWSC 211

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Bentley; R v Davies; R v Thomas; R v Tilley [2018] NSWSC 211 Hearing dates: 14 February 2018 Date of orders: 14 February 2018 Decision date: 14 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: Photographs of accused's tattoos are admissible Catchwords: EVIDENCE ­­­– relevance – exclusion of evidence – whether probative value of evidence is outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice to the accused – photographs of tattoo on accused's torso – where tattoo is not offensive and does not show a predisposition to violence 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 (Accused Thomas) J Stratton SC (Accused Tilley)

Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Gregory J Goold Solicitor (Accused Bentley) RHA Law (Accused Davies) Matouk Joyner Lawyers (Accused Thomas) Voros Lawyers (Accused Tilley) File Number(s): 2015/258433 (Bentley); 2015/258493 (Davies); 2015/258448 (Thomas); 2015/258462 (Tilley) Publication restriction: Nil