R v Dean [2019] NSWDC 711

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Dean [2019] NSWDC 711 Hearing dates: 18 November 2019 Date of orders: 19 November 2019 Decision date: 19 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 89 – 90. Catchwords: EVIDENCE – pre-trial applications to reject evidence – ERISP interviews – references to Apprehended Violence Order against accused – admission to police regarding accused's state of mind – relevance of intoxication – unfairness – discretion to exclude. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 33B(1)(a) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Edwards v R (1993) 178 CLR 193 Papakosmas v The Queen (1999) 196 CLR 297 R v Dalley (2002) 132 A Crim R 169 R v Esposito (1998) 105 A Crim R 27 R v GK (2001) 53 NSWLR 317 R v Howard (2005) 156 A Crim R 343 R v Moffatt (2000) 112 A Crim R 201 R v Naa (2009) 76 NSWLR 271 R v Ostojic (1978) 18 SASR 188 R v Parker (1990) 19 NSWLR 177 R v Plevac (1995) 84 A Crim R 570 R v Shamouil [2006] NSWCCA 112 R v Swaffield (1998) 192 CLR 159 R v Taylor (NSWCCA, 18 April 1995) Zoneff v The Queen (2000) 200 CLR 234 Texts Cited: Odgers, Uniform Evidence Law (14th ed) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions Mr G Dean Representation: Counsel: Mr M Paish for the Director of Public Prosecutions Mr T Ramrakha