Regina v Cakovski [2002] NSWSC 608

Regina v Cakovski [2002] NSWSC 608

The evidence of the police search is admissible under s 135 of the Evidence Act 1995 as it is highly probative to the central issue of self-defence; there is no undue waste of time or unfair prejudice to the accused, and the circumstances of the search do not unfairly impact the accused even accounting for the stop and search arising from a traffic offence.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
25 June 2002
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Interlocutory Ruling on Admissibility of Evidence
Outcome
Evidence admitted
Legal Topics
['admissibility of Evidence' 'unfair Prejudice' 'waste of Time' 'self Defence']
['evidence' 'criminal Law'] ['admissibility of Evidence' 'unfair Prejudice' 'waste of Time' 'self Defence']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Interlocutory Ruling on Admissibility of Evidence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether to admit evidence of police search of accused under s 135 Evidence Act 1995' 'Whether evidence is unfairly prejudicial or would cause undue waste of time']

Ratio Decidendi

The evidence of the police search is admissible under s 135 of the Evidence Act 1995 as it is highly probative to the central issue of self-defence; there is no undue waste of time or unfair prejudice to the accused, and the circumstances of the search do not unfairly impact the accused even accounting for the stop and search arising from a traffic offence.

Court Disposition

Evidence admitted

Orders

  • ['Evidence of police search of accused at 2am on 20 May 2001 admitted under s 135 of the Evidence Act 1995']