R v Rice & ors (No 5) [2014] NSWSC 1526

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Rice & ors (No 5) [2014] NSWSC 1526 Hearing dates: 31 October 2014 Decision date: 31 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Bellew J Decision: The application for a verdict by direction is rejected. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Conspiracy to murder – application for directed verdict of acquittal – whether sufficient evidence identifying accused as a participant in alleged conspiracy – where Crown relied upon direct and circumstantial evidence to establish identification – test to be applied when Crown relies upon inferences – application rejected Cases Cited: Attorney General's Reference Number 1 of 1983 (1983) 2 VR 410 Doney v The Queen (1990) 171 CLR 207 The Queen v Hillier (2007) 228 CLR 618 R v JMR (1991) 57 A Crim R 39 Saffron v The Director of Public Prosecutions; Allen v The Director of Public Prosecutions (1989) 16 NSWLR 397 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Regina – Crown Colin Ray Rice – Accused Zlatan Popovic – Accused Tevi Koloamatangi – Accused Radomir Vukovic - Accused Representation: Representation Counsel: Mr P Barrett - Crown Mr C Watson – Accused Rice Mr L Brasch – Accused Popovic Ms C Davenport SC – Accused Koloamatangi Mr Pickin – Accused Vukovic

Solicitors: S Kavanagh Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Crown Macquarie Lawyers – Accused Rice Toomey Defence Lawyers – Accused Popovic Peter Katsoolis Lawyers – Accused Koloamatangi R.F. Bergagnin & Co Solicitors and Attorneys – Accused Vukovic File Number(s): 2012/380633 2012/232565 2012/370471 2012/387249