R v Qaumi & Ors (No 65) [2016] NSWSC 1336

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Qaumi & Ors (No 65) [2016] NSWSC 1336 Hearing dates: 2 September 2016 Date of orders: 22 September 2016 Decision date: 22 September 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Hamill J Decision: The defence of provocation will not be left to the jury. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – murder – provocation – Little Crazy – no evidence to support the defence – whether defence available based on hearsay statements that target of shooting intended to kill accused – where the plan was botched – wrong man killed – no evidence of provocative conduct of the deceased – no evidence of loss of self-control – well planned but bungled enterprise – no viable defence of provocation Legislation Cited: Crimes Amendment (Provocation) Act 2014 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Davis v R (1998) 73 ALJR 139 Pemble v The Queen (1971) 124 CLR 107; [1971] HCA 2 Lane v R [2013] NSWCCA 317 R v Kanaan (2005) 64 NSWLR 527; [2005] NSWCCA 385 R v Peisley (1990) 54 A Crim R 42 R v Quartly (1986) 11 NSWLR 332 Stingel v The Queen (1990) 171 CLR 312; [1990] HCA 61 Van Den Hoek v The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 158; [1986] HCA 76 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 (M Zarshoy) G Clarke (M Kalal)