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( ( ·From: Ch r istopher Legoe Chambers To:State OPP 31/10/2008 08:52 #129 P.001/004 REDACTED Christopher Legoe Chambers Christopher Legoe Chambers Ply lid ABN 67 066 092 448 Date: From: 31 October 2008 Robert Kane Level 1, 96 Gouger Street, Adefalde SA 5000 www.legoechambers.com.au T 08 8113 3400 • F 08 8113 3499 [email protected] To: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Attention: I BMB Fax No: 8207 1799 Re: William Keith Ellis Pages: 4 (including cover sheet) Original to Follow: Yes Please note this document and any pages following are intended solely for the named addressee and are confidential. If you have received this transmission in error, please contact us immediately. This fax cover sheet and the following pages are private and protected by legal professional privilege. Rule 9 Application to follow 31110 '08 FRI 08: 51 [TX/RX NO 9652] l4J 001 SA.0039.008.0016_R

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·From: Ch r istopher Legoe Chambers To:State OPP 31/10/2008 08:52 #129 P.001/004

REDACTED

Christopher Legoe Chambers Christopher Legoe Chambers Ply lid ABN 67 066 092 448

Date:

From:

31 October 2008

Robert Kane

Level 1, 96 Gouger Street, Adefalde SA 5000 www.legoechambers.com.au

T 08 8113 3400 • F 08 8113 3499 [email protected]

To: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

Attention: I

BMB

Fax No: 8207 1799

Re: William Keith Ellis

Pages: 4 (including cover sheet)

Original to Follow: Yes

Please note this document and any pages following are intended solely for the named addressee and are confidential. If you have received this transmission in error, please contact us immediately. This fax cover sheet and the following pages are private and protected by legal professional privilege.

Rule 9 Application to follow

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SA.0039.008.0016_R

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From: Chr istopher Legoe Chambers To :State DPP 31/10/2008 08:52

F.D.N.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

No. SCCRM

BETWEEN

WILLIAM KEITH ELLIS Applicant

And

THE QUEEN Respondent

Date of document: Settled by: Filed by (or on behalf of): Date of filing: Prepared by:

RULE 9 APPLICATION

31 October 2008 Robert Kane William Keith Ellis 31 October 2008 Robert Kane Christopher Legoe Chambers (L 1740) Level 1/96 Gouger Street ADELAIDE SA 5000

File principal: Telephone: Facsimile: DX:

Ben Sale 8221 6497 8221 6855 NIA

#129 P.002/004

Pursuant to Rule 9.01 notice is hereby given that the applicant WILLIAM

KEITH ELLIS of Cl- Ben Sale, 306 King William Street, Adelaide in the State

of South Australia hereby applies to the court for a voir dire hearing seeking

the making of the following orders:

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F ro~ : Chr i s t ophe r legoe Ch ambers · To :State OPP 31/10/2008 08:52 #129 P.003/004

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Order(s) Sought

1.1 That pursuant to s278 (2) of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935

SA, Counts 1 - 15 of the Information of the 3rd of September 2007

Sessions be severed and separate trials ordered with respect to the

Counts relevant to each complainant namely:

(i) Graham Ross Rundle: Counts 1; 2; 3; 4 & 5;

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(iii)IBMK

(iv) REDACTED

(V} 1BMN

Counts 6 & 7

I Count 8

Counts 9; 10 & 11, and

!counts 12; 13; 14 & 15.

Particulars of the grounds relied upon

1.2 It is contended that the proposed evidence with respect to each count

is not cross-admissible with respect to the other counts in the case at

Bar: Hoch v. R (1988} CLR 292; Pfennig v. R (1994 - 1995) 182 CLR

461 ; Sutton v. R (1983 - 1984} 152 CLR 528; Liddy v. R (2002) 81

SASR 22. Phillips v. R (2006} 225 CLR 303; R v. Wallace [2008]SASC

( 47 (unreported) (BC200801135).

1.3 Further it is submitted that the undoubted prejudice which would result

from the admission of evidence with respect to each count, which is not

cross admissible with respect to the other counts on the Information,

would not be adequately safe guarded against by directions from the

learned trial judge.

1.4 That the circumstances of the contact between the complainants

Graham Ross Rundle and E I (referred to in the

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From:Christopher Legoe Chambe rs To: St at e OP P 31/10/2008 08 :53 #129 P. 004/004

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statement of jBMK !dated the 29th of October 2008 at page 6) give rise

to a possibility of collaboration and concoction between the ~· \

complainants: Hoch v. R (1988) 165 CLR 292; Reg v. Kilbourne [1973) ! I

AC 729; Boardman v. Director of Public Prosecutions [1975) AC 421; / /

Liddy v. R (2002) 81 SASR 22; Pfennig v. R (1994 - 1995) 182 CLR j

461; BRS v. R (1997) 191 CLR 275.

Order(s) Sought

2.1 That the proposed evidence contained in various witness statements

concerning alleged uncharged acts of assault and unlawful threats be

excluded.

Particulars of the grounds relied upon

2.2 It is submitted that the proposed evidence is not relevant to any issue

in the case at bar, or in the alternative is more prejudicial than

probative.

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