R v Abdollahi (No 9) [2013] NSWSC 482

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Abdollahi (No 9) [2013] NSWSC 482 Hearing dates: 20 March 2013 Decision date: 21 March 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: R A Hulme J Decision: Verdicts of not guilty directed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - practice and procedure - judgment by direction - no case submissions - whether evidence taken at its highest could satisfy a jury beyond reasonable doubt - charge of riot - evidence in relation to accused Kamali discloses no act of unlawful violence - no case to answer - charge of aiding and abetting riot - evidence in relation to accused Mosawi does not establish that he was the individual responsible for the acts in question - no case to answer - charge of affray - evidence in relation to accused Haidari discloses no act of threat of unlawful violence - no case to answer Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Doney v The Queen (1990) 171 CLR 207 R v R (1989) NSWLR 74 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina Ali Abdollahi Haider Hussein Ali Mohammed Naim Amiri Amir Manafi Bejoushin Taleb Feili Ali Haidari Seyed Ali Reza Kamali 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 W Flynn (Feili) Mr R Pontello (Haidari) Ms D Yehia SC (Kamali) 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