R v Price; R v Rahim; R v Rizk; R v Taufahema [2023] NSWSC 1659

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Price; R v Rahim; R v Rizk; R v Taufahema [2023] NSWSC 1659 Hearing dates: 21 November 2023 Date of orders: 21 November 2023 Decision date: 21 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McNaughton J Decision: In relation to the accused Rizk, the Court makes the following order: (1) The video recordings of the finding of the Pennant Hills bladed weapon are admissible Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – evidence – admissibility of evidence – video recordings of finding of a bladed weapon – evidence objected to by co-accused – s 135 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) – probative value not substantially outweighed by the danger that the evidence might be unfairly prejudicial – evidence admissible against the accused Rizk Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 135 Cases Cited: McNamara v The King [2023] HCA 36 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Rex (Crown) Lisa Anne Price (Accused) Bilal Rahim (Accused) Sherene Rizk (Accused) Viliami Bui Taufahema (Accused) Representation: Counsel: K Ratcliffe (Crown) T Quilter (Lisa Anne Price) M Hobart SC (Bilal Rahim) N Carroll (Sherene Rizk) A Evers (Viliami Bui Taufahema)

Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) 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): 2019/00399270, 2019/00388028, 2019/00397014, 2019/00388190 Publication restriction: No publication until the conclusion of the trial of Joseph Nehme