R v Qaumi & Qaumi (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1487

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Qaumi & Qaumi (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1487 Hearing dates: 18 October 2016 Date of orders: 20 October 2016 Decision date: 20 October 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Hamill J Decision: The tendency evidence is admissible. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – tendency evidence – accused charged with murder – crown case that accused engaged particular person to shoot victim – undisputed evidence that accused had on a previous occasion engaged the same person to shoot a different person – whether tendency evidence – where motive for shootings completely different – first shooting committed in self-defence – second shooting alleged contract killing – Brothers for Life – whether tendency alleged of too general a nature – whether particulars of tendency artificially constructed – significant probative value – prejudicial effect on accused – high hurdle for admissibility – where trial by Judge alone – less capacity to cause prejudice – probative value substantially outweighs prejudical effect evidence may have – evidence admissible Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: DAO v R [2011] NSWCCA 63 Elomar v R [2014] NSWCCA 303 Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd v Ibrahim (2012) 83 NSWLR 52; [2012] NSWCCA 125 Gilbert v The Queen (2000) 201 CLR 414; [2000] HCA 15 Harriman v the Queen (1989) 167 CLR 590; [1989] HCA 50 IMM v The Queen [2016] HCA 14 Hughes v R [2015] NSWCCA 330 Pfennig v The Queen (1995) 182 CLR 461; [1995] HCA 7 R v Droudis (No 13) [2016] NSWSC 1350 R v Ford (2009) 201 A Crim R 451; [2009] NSWCCA 306; R v Jamal (2008) 72 NSWLR 258; [2008] NSWCCA 177 R v Lockyer (1996) 89 A Crim R 457 R v NK (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 1257 R v Qaumi & Qaumi [2016] NSWSC 1473 R v Qaumi & Ors (No 3) (Severance and Separate trial) [2016] NSWSC 15 R v Qaumi & Ors (No 6) [2016] NSWSC 115 Sokolowskyj v R (2014) 239 A Crim R 528; [2014] NSWCCA 55 The Queen v Glennon (1992) 173 CLR 592; [1992] HCA 16 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina Farhad Qaumi Mumtaz Qaumi Representation: Counsel: K McKay (Crown) J Stratton SC & M Curry (F Qaumi) P Young SC (M Quami)