NSW Caselaw
Local Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: NSW Police v Bowden [2022] NSWLC 6 Hearing dates: 13 July 2022 Date of orders: 14 July 2022 Decision date: 14 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Nash LCM Decision: Sequence 1 dismissed – verdict: not guilty Sequence 2 proved – verdict: guilty Catchwords: Crime – hinder police in execution of duty – whether breach of s 10 of Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 – whether accused's actions constitute a 'hinderance' – possession of gel blaster pistol – whether accused had control of pistol Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) Cases Cited: He Kaw Teh v The Queen (1985) 157 CLR 523; [1985] HCA 43 Leonard v Morris (1975) 10 SASR 528 R v Baird (1985) 3 NSWLR 331 R v Cotterill (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 7 June 1993, unrep) R v Galvin (No. 2) [1961] VR 740 R v Micallef [2002] NSWCCA 480; 136 A Crim R 127 R v Rondo [2001] NSWCCA 540; 126 A Crim R 562 R v Taufahema (2007) 228 CLR 232; [2007] HCA 11 Taufahema v R [2006] NSWCCA 152 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: NSW Police (Prosecutor) Shaya Bowden (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: N/A
Solicitors: Sgt Batterson (Prosecutor) Kevin Henshaw, Aboriginal Legal Service (Defendant) File Number(s): 2022/20667 Publication restriction: Nil
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