R v Nehme; R v Price; R v Rahim; R v Rizk; R v Taufahema (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 1657

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Nehme; R v Price; R v Rahim; R v Rizk; R v Taufahema (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 1657 Hearing dates: 24 October 2023 Date of orders: 24 October 2023 Decision date: 24 October 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McNaughton J Decision: In relation to the accused Nehme, the Court makes the following order: (1) The visual aspect of the Electronically Recorded Interview with Suspected Person of the accused Nehme is admissible Catchwords: CRIME – murder – whether visual aspect of the Electronically Recorded Interview with Suspected Person ("ERISP") is unfairly prejudicial – visible injuries to the face of the accused person – visual aspect of the ERISP significantly assists in assessing demeanour and credibility – visual aspect of the ERISP admissible – robust direction to be given to jury Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 137 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Rex (Crown) Joseph Nehme (Accused) Lisa Anne Price (Accused) Bilal Rahim (Accused) Sherene Rizk (Accused) Viliami Bui Taufahema (Accused) Representation: Counsel: K Ratcliffe (Crown) D Dalton SC / T Weller-Wong (Joseph Nehme) T Quilter (Lisa Anne Price) B Neild SC (Bilal Rahim) N Carroll (Sherene Rizk) A Evers (Viliami Bui Taufahema)

Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) JB Corban Lawyers (Joseph Nehme) Sydney Side Lawyers (Lisa Anne Price) Australian Criminal & Family Lawyers (Bilal Rahim) Malouf Criminal Lawyers (Sherene Rizk) Criminal Law Group (Viliami Bui Taufahema) File Number(s): 2019/00388186, 2019/00399270, 2019/00388028, 2019/00397014, 2019/00388190 Publication restriction: No publication until the conclusion of the trial against Joseph Nehme