R v Coss (No 5)

In this case, the respondent, Mr Coss, was on trial for murder. The case was heard by the Supreme Court of Queensland. The legal issue was whether the trial judge should compel the witness, Mr O’Keefe, to give evidence about events involving drug use. Mr Coss had reasonable grounds to object to Mr O’Keefe giving evidence about those events, but the court considered whether it was in the interests of justice for Mr O’Keefe to give the evidence despite Mr Coss’ objection.

The court found that it was in the interests of justice for Mr O’Keefe to give the evidence. The court considered the nature of the evidence, the importance of the evidence, and the need for the evidence to be given in person. The court found that the evidence was important in establishing the identity of the person who committed the murder, and that Mr O’Keefe’s evidence was the only way to establish that identity. The court also found that it was necessary for Mr O’Keefe to give the evidence in person, as it was not possible to give the evidence by audio-visual link. The court granted a s 128 certificate, which allowed Mr O’Keefe to give the evidence despite Mr Coss’ objection.

The court found that the evidence was relevant and necessary to establish the identity of the person who committed the murder. The court also found that the evidence was not so prejudicial as to outweigh the interests of justice in having the evidence given. The court granted a s 128 certificate, which allowed Mr O’Keefe to give the evidence despite Mr Coss’ objection. The court found that the evidence was relevant and necessary to establish the identity of the person who committed the murder, and that the interests of justice required that the evidence be given. The court also found that the prejudice to Mr Coss was not so great as to outweigh the interests of justice in having the evidence given.

The final orders of the court were that a s 128 certificate be granted, allowing Mr O’Keefe to give the evidence despite Mr Coss’ objection. The court found that the evidence was relevant and necessary to establish the identity of the person who committed the murder, and that the interests of justice required that the evidence be given. The court also found that the prejudice to Mr Coss was not so great as to outweigh the interests of justice in having the evidence given. The court granted a s 128 certificate, which allowed Mr O’Keefe to give the evidence despite Mr Coss’ objection.