R v Qaumi & Ors (No 61) [2016] NSWSC 1192

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Qaumi & Ors (No 61) [2016] NSWSC 1192 Hearing dates: 24 August 2016 Date of orders: 24 August 2016 Decision date: 24 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Hamill J Decision: Application to cross-examine on assault conviction and violence in courtroom refused. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW –co-accused seeks to cross-examine to rebut evidence that accused of good character – where co-accused conducting defence of duress – not suggested that evidence otherwise admissible to establish defence of duress – evidence adduced that this was the accused's first time in custody – whether good character raised – whether relevant to other issues in trial – whether conscious decision of accused to raise good character – forensic mistake – whether accused should be disadvantaged by counsel's mistake Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Penal Code of California (1873) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina Farhad Qaumi Mumtaz Qaumi Jamil Qaumi Mohammad Zarshoy Mohammed Kalal Representation: Counsel: K McKay & P Hogan (Crown) J Stratton SC & M Curry (F Qaumi) P Young SC (M Quami) N Carroll(J Quami) R Driels (Zarshoy) G Clarke (Kalal)

Solicitors: Solicitor for the NSW DPP(Crown) Archbold Legal (F Qaumi) George Sten& Co (M Quami) Bannisters Lawyers (J Quami) Zahr Lawyers (Zarshoy) Hallak Law (Kalal) File Number(s): Farhad Quami - 2014/6809; 2014/315201; 2014/315252Mumtaz Quami – 2014/6813; 2014/315251; 2014/315260Jamil Quami - 2013/336086; 2014/18164; 2014315253Mohammad Zarshoy – 2014/316236Mohammad Kalal - 2013/344739; 2014/66939 Publication restriction: No publication until the conclusion of the trial.