R v Nehme, Price, Rahim, Taufahema and Rizk (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 843

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Nehme, Price, Rahim, Taufahema and Rizk (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 843 Hearing dates: 20 February – 10 March 2023 Decision date: 27 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Button J Decision: Various rulings provided about elements of accessory before the fact to constructive murder Catchwords: CRIME – murder – trial by jury – jury discharged without verdict before summing-up--pre-trial rulings – whether accessoryship before the fact founded on foresight of possibility can be combined with constructive murder – meaning of "some accomplice with him or her" within the offence-creating provision for murder – rulings provided, but possibly superseded by subsequent binding authority Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Law Amendment Act 1883 (NSW) Cases Cited: Johns v The Queen (1980) 143 CLR 108; [1980] HCA 3 R v Sharah (1992) 30 NSWLR 292 R v Batak [2022] NSWSC 424 R v Lew [2023] NSWSC 1073 The Queen v Lavender (2005) 222 CLR 67; [2005] HCA 37 Mitchell & Ors v The King (2023) 97 ALJR 172; [2023] HCA 5 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rex (Crown) Joseph Nehme (Accused) Lisa Anne Price (Accused) Bilal Rahim (Accused) Viliami Bui Taufahema (Accused) Sherene Rizk (Accused) Representation: Counsel: C Taylor (Crown) D Dalton SC (Joseph Nehme) T Quilter (Lisa Anne Price) P Young SC (Bilal Rahim) A Evers (Viliami Bui Taufahema) J Stratton SC with M Fordham (Sherene Rizk)