R v Abdollahi (No 12) [2013] NSWSC 485

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Abdollahi (No 12) [2013] NSWSC 485 Hearing dates: 8 April 2013 Decision date: 11 April 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: R A Hulme J Decision: Application for order that Crown make election so as to avoid duplicity refused Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - procedure - duplicity in indictment - whether legislation prohibiting riot and affray creates more than one offence for each - no duplicity Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes Amendment Act 1988 (NSW) Public Order Act 1986 (UK) Cases Cited: Colosimo and Ors v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2005] NSWSC 854; (2005) 64 NSWLR 645 I v Director of Public Prosecutions [2001] UKHL 10; [2002] 1 AC 285 R v Jefferson [1994] 1 All ER 270 R v Hawi (No 18) [2011] NSWSC 1664 R v Smith [1997] 1 Cr App R 14 R v Tyler (1993) 96 Cr App R 332 S v The Queen [1989] HCA 66; (1989) 168 CLR 266 Walsh v Tattersall [1996] HCA 26; (1996) 188 CLR 77 Texts Cited: Archbold, Pleading, Evidence and Practice in Criminal Cases Blackstone's Criminal Practice Law Commission, Offences Relating to Public Order (Law Com No 123) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina Ali Abdollahi Haider Hussein Ali Mohammed Naim Amiri Amir Manafi Bejoushin Taleb Feili Ali Haidari 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) 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 L David Lock File Number(s): 2011/219556