R v Macdonald; R v Maitland (No 4) [2017] NSWSC 723

R v Macdonald; R v Maitland (No 4) [2017] NSWSC 723

The proposed question about the $220 million payment for the Caroona exploration licence is inadmissible as it is irrelevant to the issues at trial and may tend to confuse the jury.

Parties
Crown: Regina; Accused: Ian Michael Macdonald; Accused: John William Maitland
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
16 February 2017
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Procedural Ruling (evidence Admissibility)
Outcome
Question rejected
Legal Topics
Relevance, Admissibility of Evidence
Criminal Law Evidence Relevance Admissibility of Evidence

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Parties

Regina

Crown

Ian Michael Macdonald

Accused

John William Maitland

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Procedural Ruling (evidence Admissibility)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether evidence of $220 million paid by the NSW Government in 2016 for the Caroona exploration licence is admissible in the context of charges against the accused.

Ratio Decidendi

The proposed question about the $220 million payment for the Caroona exploration licence is inadmissible as it is irrelevant to the issues at trial and may tend to confuse the jury.

Court Disposition

Question rejected

Orders

  • Objection to proposed question is upheld. Question rejected.