R v Hawi & ors (No 25) [2011] NSWSC 1671

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hawi & ors (No 25) [2011] NSWSC 1671 Hearing dates: 29 August 2011 Decision date: 30 August 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: R A Hulme J Decision: For murder on an extended joint criminal enterprise basis, it is unnecessary for the Crown to establish contemplation that the possible infliction of grievous bodily harm would be achieved with a weapon Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - general matters - ancillary liability - complicity - extended joint criminal enterprise - murder - agreement to assault rivals - weapon used by principal to kill - whether contemplation that a participant might use a weapon is an necessary element of the offence when agreement is to assault Cases Cited: Clayton v The Queen [2006] HCA 58; (2006) 81 ALJR 439 McAuliffe v The Queen [1995] HCA 37; (1995) 183 CLR 108 Osland v The Queen [1998] HCA 75; (1998) 197 CLR 316 R v Nguyen [2010] HCA 38; (2010) 85 ALJR 8 R v Tangye (1997) 92 A Crim R 545 R v Sharah (1992) 30 NSWLR 292 Regina v Suteski [2002] NSWCCA 509; (2002) 56 NSWLR 182 R v Keenan [2009] HCA 1; (2009) 236 CLR 397 Varley v R (1976) 12 ALR 347 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina Mahmoud Hawi Christian Adam Menzies Farres Abounader Ishmail Eken Usama Potrus Zoran Kisacanin Representation: Counsel: Ms N Adams with Ms H Roberts (Crown) Mr P Dunn QC with Mr S Grant (Hawi) Mr J Stratton SC (Menzies) Mr J Trevallion (Abounader) Mr P Young SC (Eken) Mr R Driels (Potrus) Mr J Gordon (Kisacanin) Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Sid Hawach & Co (Hawi) Hunter Flood Pty Limited (Menzies) Archbold Legal (Abounader) Purcell Felton Lawyers (Eken) Barakat Lawyers (Potrus) Elie Rahme & Associates (Kisacanin) File Number(s): 2009/50087