R v Nehme, Price, Rahim, Taufahema and Rizk (No 3) [2023] NSWSC 844

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Nehme, Price, Rahim, Taufahema and Rizk (No 3) [2023] NSWSC 844 Hearing dates: 20 February-10 March 2023 Decision date: 24 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Button J Decision: Various rulings about elements of constructive murder in combination with extended joint criminal enterprise Catchwords: CRIME – murder – trial by jury – constructive murder – act causing death relied upon for constructive murder an element of foundational offence – reasons for pre-trial determinations as to what needed to be proven by the Crown – reasoning arguably superseded by subsequent authority of the High Court of Australia Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: R v Sharah (1992) 30 NSWLR 292 R v Nehme, Price, Rahim, Taufahema and Rizk [2023] NSWSC 202 R v Batcheldor v R; Walsh v R [2014] NSWCCA 252 Mitchell & Ors v The King (2023) 97 ALJR 172; [2023] HCA 5 R v Nehme, Price, Rahim, Taufahema and Rizk (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 843 R v Suteski (2002) 56 NSWLR 182; [2002] NSWCCA 509 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)