R v Latu [2018] NSWSC 1659

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Latu [2018] NSWSC 1659 Hearing dates: 29 October 2018 Date of orders: 29 October 2018 Decision date: 01 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lonergan J Decision: The tendency and relationship evidence in issue is admitted. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – evidence – tendency evidence – admissibility of tendency evidence in a murder trial – accused not yet arraigned before a jury panel – death by blunt force trauma to head of deceased – whether foreshadowed tendency evidence passes tests in ss 97 and 101 Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss 55, 97, 101, 135, 137 Cases Cited: DAO v R (2011) 81 NSWLR 568; [2011] NSWCCA 63 Gardiner v R (2006) 162 A Crim R 233; [2006] NSWCCA 190 HML v The Queen (2008) 235 CLR 334; [2008] HCA 16 Hughes v The Queen (2017) 264 A Crim R 225; [2017] HCA 20 IMM v The Queen (2016) 257 CLR 300; [2016] HCA 14 McPhillamy v The Queen [2018] HCA 52 Mol v R [2017] NSWCCA 76 Norman v R [2012] NSWCCA 230 R v Clark (2001) 123 A Crim R 506; [2001] NSWCCA 494 R v Ford (2009) 201 A Crim R 451; [2009] NSWCCA 306 R v Hamoui (No 1) [2005] NSWSC 99 The Queen v Dennis Bauer (a pseudonym) [2018] HCA 40 Velkaski v R (2014) 45 VR 680; [2014] VSCA 121 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Onitolosi Etuini Atiai Latu (Accused) Representation: Counsel: G Newton (Crown) G Woods QC (Accused)