R v Ross (No. 3) [2020] NSWDC 196

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ross (No. 3) [2020] NSWDC 196 Hearing dates: 27-28 April 2020 Date of orders: 28 April 2020 Decision date: 28 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 51 Catchwords: EVIDENCE – criminal proceeding – picture identification evidence – whether evidence said to constitute 'recognition evidence' – photoboard identification process conducted 2 years after alleged incident giving rise to charges – assault victim identified the accused – whether not reasonable to have conducted identification parade – whether victim's identification of the accused influenced by later encounter between them – whether recognition evidence should be excluded in Court's discretion Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 114, 115, 116, 135, 137 Cases Cited: Gardiner v R (2006) 162 A Crim R 233 IMM v The Queen (2016) 90 ALJR 529 Pace v The Queen (2014) 247 A Crim R 1 R v Batty (NSWCCA, 6 August 1997, unreported) R v Buchanan (2004) 152 A Crim R 302 R v Ford [1998] NSWSC 96 R v Taufua (unreported, NSWCCA, 11 November 1996) Smith v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 650 Trudgett v R (2008) 70 NSWLR 696 Texts Cited: Criminal Practice and Procedure NSW (looseleaf, Lexis Nexis) Cross on Evidence (electronic version, Lexis Nexis) Odgers, Uniform Evidence Law, 14th ed, Thomson Reuters Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions Mr DM Ross Representation: Counsel: Mr K Gilson for the Director of Public Prosecutions Mr J O'Sullivan for the accused