R v Abdollahi (No 4) [2013] NSWSC 477

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Abdollahi (No 4) [2013] NSWSC 477 Hearing dates: 5 February 2013 Decision date: 05 February 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: R A Hulme J Decision: Evidence admissible Catchwords: EVIDENCE - admissibility - hearsay evidence - exceptions - admissions made with authority - furtherance of common purpose - common purpose to hold protest was sufficiently demonstrated EVIDENCE - admissibility - risk of unfair prejudice - statements made through allegedly incompetent interpreter - insufficient evidence that interpreter was not accurately translating what she conveyed - evidence admissible Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina Ali Abdollahi Haider Hussein Ali Mohammed Naim Amiri Amir Manafi Bejoushin Saied Chenarjaafarizad Taleb Feili Ali Haidari Seyed Ali Reza Kamali Amir Morad Mansoor Sayed Ibrahim Mosawi Majid Parhizkar Kamelledin Shahsawari Medhi Viasi Representation: Counsel: Mr G Farmer SC with Ms J Single (Crown) Mr C Smith (Abdollahi) Mr M Paish (Ali) Mr J O'Sullivan (Amiri) Mr R Jankowski (Bejoushin) Mr D Price (Chenarjaafarizad) Mr W Flynn (Feili) Mr R Pontello (Haidari) Ms D Yehia SC (Kamali) Mr T Edwards (Mansoor) Mr L Brasch (Mosawi) Mr D Marr (Parhizkar) Mr P Little (Shahsawari) Mr A Webb (Viasi) Solicitors: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Watsons Solicitors & Barristers Archbold Legal CBD Criminal Defence Lawyers Blair Criminal Lawyers Legal Aid NSW L David Lock File Number(s): 2011/219556