NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Irani v R [2008] NSWCCA 217
HEARING DATE(S): 2 September 2008
JUDGMENT DATE: 18 September 2008
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Hoeben J at 2; Harrison J at 34
DECISION: Appeal against conviction dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - conviction appeal - ad hoc expert - identification of voice on audio tapes - admissibility of evidence - s 137 Evidence Act 1995 - meaning of "probative value".
LEGISLATION CITED: Evidence Act 1995
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
Butera v DPP (Vic) (1987) 164 CLR 180 Doney v The Queen (1990) 171 CLR 207 R v Blick (2000) 111 A Crim R 326 R v Camilleri (2001) 127 A Crim R 290 R v Carusi (1997) 92 A Crim R 52 R v Leung and Wong (1999) 47 NSWLR 405 CASES CITED : R v Li (2003) 140 A Crim R 288 R v Madigan [2005] NSWCCA 170 R v Menzies [1982] 1 NZLR 40 R v Rahme [2004] NSWCCA 233 R v Riscuta and Niga [2003] NSWCCA 6 R v Shamouil [2006] NSWCCA 112 Smith v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 650
PARTIES: Nekzad Irani - Appellant Regina - Respondent Crown
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 3051/2007
COUNSEL: Mr P Hamill SC/Mr S Corish - Appellant Mr D Frearson SC - Respondent Crown
SOLICITORS: Martin Ricci (The Law Practice) - Appellant S Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Respondent Crown
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 05/11/1164
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Williams DCJ
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