R v Price; R v Rahim; R v Rizk; R v Taufahema (No 6) [2023] NSWSC 1663

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Price; R v Rahim; R v Rizk; R v Taufahema (No 6) [2023] NSWSC 1663 Hearing dates: 29 November 2023 Date of orders: 29 November 2023 Decision date: 29 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McNaughton J Decision: The Court makes the following order: (1) The application for a Shepherd direction is refused Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – where application by accused seeking a Shepherd direction – whether it is an indispensable fact that the jury must find that the accused contemplated the offending would involve a knife – Crown not limited by way of a Shepherd direction – application refused Cases Cited: Shepherd v The Queen (1990) 170 CLR 573; [1990] HCA 56 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