Telephone intercept evidence admissible only against a co-accused does not warrant a separate trial where the evidence is not excessively lengthy, distressing, emotive, complex or confusing, and the prejudice can be adequately addressed by judicial directions to the jury. The applicant for a separate trial must demonstrate that the evidence is of a kind not amenable to nullification by judicial directions.
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