Paul, Sophie and Caitlin recommend some tv, podcasts and reading to keep criminal lawyers entertained over the holiday period.

TV

1. Crime Night! (ABC Television Series) https://iview.abc.net.au/show/crime-night
2. The Jury: Death on the Staircase (SBS Television Series) https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/the-jury

Books

1. Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies and Symbols. Nancy Duarte (2016).
2. Secrets of the Jury Room. Malcolm Knox (2005)
3. Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations. Nancy Duarte (2008).

Podcasts

1. The Advocacy Podcast: https://www.theadvocacypodcast.com/
2. Mushroom Case Daily, (ABC Podcast)https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-case-of/introducing-mushroom-case-daily/103600002

Paul, Caitlin and Sophie round out the year with the latest on:

1. The boundaries of search powers under the Firearms Act, LEPRA and the Common Law in AA v Constable Michael Moore [2025] NSWSC 1241
2. The use of evidence obtained by community vigilantes in Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Beeby [2025] NSWSC 1307
3. Exclusive possession of drugs and cash in English v R [2025] NSWCCA 184
4. The application of De Simoni in SZ (a pseudonym) v R [2025] NSWCCA 196
5. Imposing a non-parole period of more than 75% and considering the total period of custody in Matthews v R [2025] NSWCCA 175

In this episode, Paul Coady SC will take you through: A listener shout out! A special leave application discussing integrity of judicial power and the ANOM app in CD v The Commonwealth of Australia (A2-2025 & A24-2024) [2025] HCA 37 and a related book review; An alternative pathway of admissibility in expert reports in Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v JS [2025] NSWSC 1172. Can you raise good character when there is a pending investigation but no conviction? Find out in the cases of Radburn (a pseudonym v R [2025] NSWCCA 125 and Neil v R [2025} NSWCCA 160. Recklessness and consent will be discussed in a decision that we cant name, but the citation is [2025] NSWCCA 119 and finally, Bugmy principles and whether an offender is an appropriate vehicle for general deterrence in DG v R [2025] NSWCCA 137.

1. CD v The Commonwealth of Australia (A2-2025 & A24-2024) [2025] HCA 37
2. Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v JS [2025] NSWSC 1172
3. Radburn (a pseudonym ) v R [2025] NSWCCA 125
4. Neil v R [2025] NSWCCA 160
5. [Decision not named] [2025] NSWCCA 119
6. DG v R [2025] NSWCCA 137
7. Point Made by Ross Guberman