R v Jiao [2014] NSWDC 352
The proposed Federal Agent evidence about money laundering processes and the use of casinos was relevant and admissible because it tended to prove the element that it was reasonable to suspect that the money was proceeds of crime. The defence explanation in the record of interview was a statement of the defence case and did not make the Crown evidence inadmissible.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 03 December 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Procedural Ruling on Admissibility and Relevance of Crown Evidence
- Outcome
- The evidence is relevant and admissible.
- Legal Topics
- ['admissibility of Evidence' 'relevance of Evidence' 'money Laundering' 'proceeds of Crime']
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Procedural Posture
Criminal / Procedural Ruling on Admissibility and Relevance of Crown Evidence
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether evidence from a Federal Agent regarding processes involved in money laundering, including use of casinos by money laundering syndicates, is relevant and admissible to prove that it is reasonable to suspect the money is proceeds of crime.']
Ratio Decidendi
The proposed Federal Agent evidence about money laundering processes and the use of casinos was relevant and admissible because it tended to prove the element that it was reasonable to suspect that the money was proceeds of crime. The defence explanation in the record of interview was a statement of the defence case and did not make the Crown evidence inadmissible.
Court Disposition
The evidence is relevant and admissible.
Orders
- ['The witness may give evidence regarding processes involved in money laundering to the effect summarised in the ruling.']
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