R v Abdollahi (No 6) [2013] NSWSC 479

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Abdollahi (No 6) [2013] NSWSC 479 Hearing dates: 12, 13 & 20 February 2013 Decision date: 06 March 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: R A Hulme J Decision: Evidence admissible Catchwords: EVIDENCE - admissibility - probative value - unfair prejudice - whether reliability or weight relevant to determination of probative value - potential contamination of evidence - R v Shamouil and Dupas v The Queen considered - insufficient evidence of contamination - no ground to believe effective cross-examination not possible - evidence admissible Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dupas v The Queen [2012] VSCA 328 Festa v The Queen [2001] HCA 72; (2001) 208 CLR 593 R v Abdollahi (No 1) [2013] NSWSC 474 R v El-Azzi [2004] NSWCCA 455 R v Fowler [2003] NSWCCA 321; (2003) 151 A Crim R 166 R v Mundine [2008] NSWCCA 55; (2008) 182 A Crim R 302 R v Shamouil [2006] NSWCCA 112; (2006) 66 NSWLR 228 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