NSW Criminal Law judgments

New South Wales Criminal Law Judgments is a series of short podcasts exploring recently published criminal decisions from the NSW Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeal, and the District Court. Criminal matters adjudicated by the High Court of Australia are also included. Each episode is a spoken case note on a single judgment: the facts the Court accepted, the issues decided, the orders made, and why the reasoning matters. It separates submissions from findings, ratio from obiter, and notes when earlier authority is distinguished or qualified — drawing only from the published reasons. For barristers, solicitors, educators and students, as well as informed listeners who want a clear path through a judgment. Not legal advice; not a substitute for reading the full case. Listeners are encouraged to read the official published judgment. Disclaimer This podcast discusses High Court of Australia and NSW judgments. It is not legal advice and not an official judgment. Commentary is not sponsored or endorsed by the High Court of Australia or the NSW Courts stated, and must not be presented as an official version of any judgment, or as affiliated with or endorsed by those Courts. We keep the material accurate, respect suppression and publication restrictions. For High Court decisions, we attribute and thank the High Court of Australia as the source and indicate that any summary is based on the original version available on the Court’s website at https://www.hcourt.gov.au/ . For NSW decisions, we cite NSW Caselaw as the source. For the authoritative text, go to https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/ .

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  R v Taiba [2026] NSWDC 303

  Aug 20, 202610 minS0

  R v Taiba [2026] NSWDC 303. Newlinds SC DCJ sentenced Youssef Taiba for two Commonwealth child sexual abuse material offences, with a further offence taken into account under s 16BA of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth). The Court refused an adjournment sought to complete treatment programs. The key issue was whether, despite strong mitigation and rehabilitation prospects, s 17A permitted any sentence other than imprisonment. Applying Vazquez, the Court found no preliminary presumption of actual custody, but concluded imprisonment was the only appropriate sentence. Taiba received an aggregate three-year term, with release after one year on a two-year recognizance release order. Registration and...

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  Haouchar v R [2026] NSWCCA 124

  Aug 19, 20268 minS0

  Haouchar v R [2026] NSWCCA 124 concerns six firearms and drug convictions arising from contraband found at an unoccupied Yagoona property and vehicle. The Crown’s circumstantial case relied on Haouchar’s DNA and fingerprints on firearms, wrapping materials, a magazine and shopping bags containing drugs. The key issue was whether those traces proved knowing custody or control beyond reasonable doubt. The Court held they did not establish when or how Haouchar handled the items, while handling or placement by others remained reasonable possibilities. Leave was granted and the appeal allowed. The convictions were quashed, acquittals entered, the aggregate sentence set aside, and...

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  Aslan v R [2026] NSWCCA 123

  Aug 19, 20268 minS0

  Aslan v R [2026] NSWCCA 123 concerns a commercial drug supply conviction after police found 1,4-Butanediol in a bag the applicant retrieved from bushes. His trial case was that the bag belonged to his girlfriend and he did not know it contained drugs. The key issue was whether the jury required a direction under R v Carey that temporary custody of drugs for return to their owner does not constitute possession for supply. The Court held that denying knowledge did not genuinely raise knowing temporary possession. Any omission was immaterial given the Liberato direction and the tension with the primary defence. Leave...

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  R v Lardner (No 9) [2026] NSWSC 971

  Aug 18, 20269 minS0

  R v Lardner (No 9) [2026] NSWSC 971. In a judge-alone trial, Lardner admitted stabbing David Vale twice during a confrontation arising from Vale’s grievance over a drug supply. The central issue was self-defence: whether Lardner believed the stabbing was necessary and whether his response was reasonable in the circumstances as he perceived them. Campbell J found an intention to inflict really serious bodily injury, but the Crown had not excluded the reasonable possibility that the knife fell from Vale or that Lardner believed defensive action was necessary. Because following and stabbing Vale twice was objectively excessive, Lardner was acquitted of murder bu...

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  Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Casper (a pseudonym) [2026] NSWSC 969

  Aug 17, 20269 minS0

  Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Casper (a pseudonym) [2026] NSWSC 969 concerned sentencing for criminal contempt after Casper pleaded guilty to wilfully refusing to testify in an attempted murder trial despite a subpoena and repeated warnings. The key issue was whether immediate imprisonment was required, although the refusal was not shown to have significantly affected the trial outcome. Sirtes J found the three-day refusal serious, any fear from a threat peripheral, and loyalty to the accused the predominant motive. An eight-month term was reduced by 25% for the early guilty plea to six months. A suspended sentence was...

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