R v Chase (a pseudonym) [2018] NSWCCA 71

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Chase (a pseudonym) [2018] NSWCCA 71 Hearing dates: 9 March 2018 Decision date: 18 April 2018 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Johnson J at [39]; Campbell J at [40] Decision: (1) Allow the appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions against the judgment in the District Court given on 27 November 2017.

(2) Set aside the order excluding the proposed tendency and coincidence evidence. Catchwords: APPEAL – interlocutory judgment rejecting proposed tendency or coincidence evidence – whether rejection of evidence eliminated or substantially weakened prosecution case – whether prosecution case necessarily weakened by rejection of evidence with significant probative value – consideration of R v Shamouil (2006) 66 NSWLR 228; [2006] NSWCA 112 – whether appeal Court should determine admissibility

EVIDENCE – tendency evidence – coincidence evidence – criminal proceedings – whether trial judge erred in finding probative value did not substantially outweigh prejudice – whether relevant prejudice limited to effect of evidence on jury Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5F Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 25 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 97, 98, 101, 137 Cases Cited: DAO v The Queen (2011) 81 NSWLR 568; [2011] NSWCCA 63 Glover v R; Stuart v R [2015] NSWCCA 285 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Hughes v The Queen [2017] HCA 20; 92 ALJR 52 IMM v The Queen (2016) 257 CLR 300; [2016] HCA 14 Mol v R [2017] NSWCCA 76 R v Matonwal and Amood (2016) 94 NSWLR 1; [2016] NSWCCA 174 R v MM [2014] NSWCCA 144 R v Ollis [1900] 2 QB 758 R v SG [2017] NSWCCA 202 R v Shamouil (2006) 66 NSWLR 228; [2006] NSWCCA 112 R v SJRC [2007] NSWCCA 142 Saoud v R (2014) 87 NSWLR 481; [2014] NSWCCA 136 The Queen v Hillier (2007) 228 CLR 618; [2007] HCA 13 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Appellant) Chase (a pseudonym) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Kell SC/Mr M Pulsford (Appellant) Mr E Ozen (Respondent)