R v Keli LANE [No 14] [2010] NSWSC 1541

R v Keli LANE [No 14] [2010] NSWSC 1541

The judge held that the two letters had little probative value and that their admission carried a danger the jury would give them undue weight, leading to unfair prejudice. Accordingly, the letters were excluded under section 137 of the Evidence Act 1995.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 November 2010
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Pre Trial Evidentiary Ruling
Outcome
exclusion of evidence
Legal Topics
['admissibility of Evidence' 'probative Value Versus Unfair Prejudice' 'section 137 Evidence Act 1995']
['criminal Law' 'evidence Law'] ['admissibility of Evidence' 'probative Value Versus Unfair Prejudice' 'section 137 Evidence Act 1995']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Pre Trial Evidentiary Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether two letters are admissible under section 137 of the Evidence Act 1995 given their probative value and the danger of unfair prejudice to the accused']

Ratio Decidendi

The judge held that the two letters had little probative value and that their admission carried a danger the jury would give them undue weight, leading to unfair prejudice. Accordingly, the letters were excluded under section 137 of the Evidence Act 1995.

Court Disposition

exclusion of evidence

Orders

  • ['The two letters in question are excluded from evidence under the provisions of section 137 of the Evidence Act 1995.']