R (Cth) v Mohr [2020] NSWSC 81

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R (Cth) v Mohr [2020] NSWSC 81 Hearing dates: 12 February 2020 Date of orders: 12 February 2020 Decision date: 12 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J Decision: Evidence of conversations in VDE at paragraph 416 and VDF at 46 are admitted. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – conspiracy to import a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug – question of admissibility of evidence of conversation concerning a gun – s 137 Evidence Act – whether evidence of reference to gun showed accused's knowledge of the true purpose of the voyage – whether evidence of weaponry would lead jurors to stereotype the accused as a drug dealer – whether evidence would lead jurors to conclude that the accused had been involved in drug activity before – probative value is not outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice – such prejudice as may arise capable of being addressed by direction Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Darren Mohr (Accused) Representation: Counsel: M England/C McGorey (Crown) G Brady SC (Accused)

Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Cth) (Crown) McGirr Lawyers (Accused) File Number(s): 2017/376756 Publication restriction: Judgment previously restricted pending finalisation of all co-accused trials and related appeals. Anonymised and/or redacted to excise any matters the subject of a non-publication order pursuant to s 7 of the Courts Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW).