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R v Beowulf

[2019] ACTSC 64

Supreme Court of the ACT19 March 2019

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Catchwords

1. Evidence
2. › ADMISSIBILITY
3. › Relevance
4. › Where contested forensic evidence forms part of a circumstantial case for alleged joint commission of murder
5. › Where presumptive testing indicates the presence of the deceased’s DNA and the presence of blood
6. › Where confirmatory testing does not indicate the presence of human blood
7. › Whether the contested evidence is relevant
1. Evidence
2. › ADMISSIBILITY
3. › Unfair prejudice
4. › Where presumptive testing indicates the presence of the deceased’s DNA and the presence of blood
5. › Where insufficient material for confirmatory testing for human blood
6. › Whether the contested evidence is probative
7. › Whether the jury may place undue weight on the contested evidence

Case Details

Citation[2019] ACTSC 64

CourtACTSC

JurisdictionAustralian Capital Territory

Decision Date19 March 2019

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2017DPP v Paulino (Ruling No 3)VSC 345
2017DPP v PaulinoVSCA 38
2016DPP v Wise (a pseudonym)VSCA 173
2016IMM v The QueenHCA 14
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