R v Hawi & ors (No 12) [2011] NSWSC 1658

R v Hawi & ors (No 12) [2011] NSWSC 1658

The PowerPoint compilation of CCTV footage is admissible because it had been disclosed in advance, specific objections were addressed, the compilation aids jury comprehension without unfairness, and no substantive basis for its exclusion was demonstrated by the defence.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 July 2011
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Evidentiary Ruling During Trial
Outcome
Evidence admissible
Legal Topics
['evidence' 'admissibility of Evidence' 'criminal Procedure' 'late Objection to Evidence' 'cctv Footage']
['criminal Law'] ['evidence' 'admissibility of Evidence' 'criminal Procedure' 'late Objection to Evidence' 'cctv Footage']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Evidentiary Ruling During Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the PowerPoint compilation of CCTV footage is admissible as evidence' 'Whether the compilation is misleading, incomplete, or constitutes a submission by the Crown rather than evidence']

Ratio Decidendi

The PowerPoint compilation of CCTV footage is admissible because it had been disclosed in advance, specific objections were addressed, the compilation aids jury comprehension without unfairness, and no substantive basis for its exclusion was demonstrated by the defence.

Court Disposition

Evidence admissible

Orders

  • ['PowerPoint compilation of CCTV footage ruled admissible as evidence']