R v Swain [2020] NSWDC 198

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Swain [2020] NSWDC 198 Hearing dates: 11 May 2020 Date of orders: 11 May 2020 Decision date: 11 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraphs 29, 61, 75, 78 and 86 Catchwords: EVIDENCE – application to lead tendency evidence – objection to cross-admissibility of tendency evidence as between complainants – objection to use of evidence of uncharged conduct as tendency evidence – objection to use of foreign criminal history – whether time gap between alleged offences overcomes relevance and probative value thresholds

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – application for trial by judge alone – reliance upon COVID-19 pandemic Legislation Cited: COVID-19 Legislation (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61M, 66A, 66C Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 131, 132, 365 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 55, 91, 97, 101 Foreign Evidence Act 1994 (Cth), s 24 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 33 Cases Cited: BC v R [2019] NSWCCA 111 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v RDT [2018] NSWCCA 293 Hughes v The Queen (2017) 344 ALR 187; [2017] HCA 20 IMM v The Queen (2016) 257 CLR 300; [2016] HCA 14 McPhillamy v The Queen (2018) 361 ALR 13; [2018] HCA 52 R v Johnson [2020] NSWDC 153 R v Moussa [2017] NSWCCA 267 R v MPW [2020] NSWDC 170 R v SK [2011] NSWCCA 292 Regina v BD (No.1) (Judge Alone Application) [2020] NSWDC 150 RH v R [2014] NSWCCA 71 RH v The Queen (2014) 241 A Crim R 1; [2014] NSWCCA 71 TB v R [2019] NSWCCA 224 The Queen v Bauer (2018) 92 ALJR 846; [2018] HCA 40 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions Mr JL Swain Representation: Counsel: Ms K Tennant for the Director of Public Prosecutions Mr J O'Sullivan for the accused