Regina (C'Wealth) v Elomar & Ors [No 6] [2008] NSWSC 1445

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Regina (C'Wealth) v Elomar & Ors [No 6] [2008] NSWSC 1445

HEARING DATE(S) : 16/12/08

JUDGMENT DATE : 16 December 2008

JURISDICTION : Criminal

JUDGMENT OF : Whealy J at 1

DECISION : I hold that the evidence should not be excluded and may be admitted at trial.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Application to exclude identification evidence - Breach of s 3ZP of Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) - Failure to have separate photographic arrays - Exercise of discretion under s 138 Evidence Act 1995 - Need for proper training and co-ordination of police during joint operations

Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Code Evidence Act 1995

DPP v Coe [2003] NSWSC 1 May 2003 Lobban [2000] 112 A Crim R 357 per Martin J R v Camilleri [2007] 68 NSWLR 720 R v Cornwell NSWSC Common Law Division unreported 20 February 2003 R v EM [2003] NSWCCA 374 per Howie J CASES CITED : R v Petroulias [No 8] 2007 NSWSC 82 R v Petroulias [No 9] 2007 NSWSC 84 Robinett v Police [2000] SASR 85; 115 A Crim R 492 The Queen v Lodhi William Edward Pearson [2000] 114 A Crim R 80 Webb v R (1994) 122 ALR 41 R v Wood [2008] NSWSC 817 per Barr J

Regina (C'Wealth) v Mohamed Ali ELOMAR [No 6] Regina (C'Wealth) v Abdul Rakib HASAN Regina (C'Wealth) v Khaled CHEIKHO PARTIES : Regina (C'Wealth) v Moustafa CHEIKHO Regina (C'Wealth) v Mohammed Omar JAMAL