The Queen v ML (No 2)

[2021] NTSC 67

Supreme Court of the Northern Territory

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1. Criminal Law
2. › PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
3. › application to sever counts on the indictment
4. › Criminal Code s 341A
5. › presumption in favour of joint trials of sexual offences
6. › evidence on all counts cross-admissible
7. › application refused
1. Evidence
2. › Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act ss 97, 97A and 101(2)
3. › whether evidence of charged acts and uncharged acts admissible as tendency evidence
4. › some charged acts are child sexual offences, others not
5. › held
6. › evidence of all charged and uncharged acts has significant probative value in relation to all charges
7. › probative value outweighs any danger of unfair prejudice to the accused
8. › evidence admitted as tendency evidence
1. Evidence
2. › evidence of charged and uncharged acts admitted as context or relationship evidence
3. › relevant to credit of complainant
4. › relevant to credit of accused
1. Criminal Code 1983 (NT) s 341A