Phillips v The Queen (2006) 225 CLR 303

Facts: Defendant (D) was charged with sexual assault against 6 young women. There was a joint trial so the evidence was cross-admissible; as such, evidence of one complainant could be used as evidence in other assaults. D was convicted. D appealed, relying on the exclusionary rule of similar fact evidence (tendency and coincidence under uniform evidence law).

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