R v CS [2019] NSWDC 875

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v CS [2019] NSWDC 875 Hearing dates: 20 September 2019 Date of orders: 20 September 2019 Decision date: 20 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge W Hunt Decision: The unfair prejudice outweighs the probative value of the evidence and therefore the defence application to exclude the evidence is granted. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Judgment - Application to exclude evidence – Pretext phone call - Surveillance Device Warrant - Recorded telephone conversations between complainant and accused – Oppressive conduct – Admission obtained in consequence of impropriety - Coercive behaviour – Proper records not maintained by police with regards to surveillance device – Coercive and threatening texts – Unfairness - Misleading statements – Falsehoods told by the complainant to the accused – General right to silence subverted – Denial of procedural rights – Complainant regarded as agent of the State Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Evidence Act, 1995 Surveillance Devices Act, 2007 UN Charter of Human Rights Cases Cited: Christie v Leachinsky [1947] AC 573 DRF v R [2015] NSWCCA 181 DSJ v R and NS v R [2012] NSWCCA 9 Duke v The Queen [1989] 180 CLR 508 EM v The Queen [2007] 232 CLR 67 Em v The Queen [2007] HCA 46 Employment Advocate v Williamson [2001] 111 FCR 20 Habib v Nationwide News (2010) 76 NSWLR 299 Higgins v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 56 Juric (2002) 129 A Crim R 408 Pascoe v Little (1983) 3SASR 211 Patel v The Queen [2012] 247 CLR 531 Pavic v R (1997) 192 CLR 159 Pavitt v R (2007) 169 A Crim R 452 Pfennig v The Queen [1995] 182 CLR 461 R v Broyles [1991] 3 S.C.R 595 R v Burton [2013] NSWCCA 335 R v Dewhirst [2001] VSC 172; 122 A Crim R 403 R v DRF [2015] NSWCCA 181 R v GH (2000) 105 FCR 419 R v Heaney & Welsh [1998] 4 VR 636 at para 647. R v Helmhout (No 2) 2000 NSWSC 225 R v Herbert [1992] SCR 151 R v JF [2017] NSWCCA 217 R v Juric [2002] VACA 77; 129 A Crim R 408 R v Laird (1839) NSWLR 354 R v Lee [1950] 82 CLR 133 R v Paris (1993) 97 CR App R 99 R v Smith (1959) 2QB 35 R v Swaffield [1998] HCA 1; 192 CLR 159; 151 ALR 98; 72 ALJR 339 (20 January 1998) R v William Anderson (2008) QDC 137 R v Ye Zhang [2000] NSWSC 1099 Roba (2000) 110 A Crim R 253 Van Der Meer v The Queen [1998] 62 ALJR 656 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions CS Representation: Counsel: Mr A McCarthy – Crown Mr P Strickland SC, with Ms A Francis - Accused