R v Cranston (No 4) [2020] NSWSC 1104

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cranston (No 4) [2020] NSWSC 1104 Hearing dates: 7-8 July 2020; 4 August 2020 Date of orders: 24 August 2020 Decision date: 24 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Payne JA Decision: See paragraph [43] Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – four co-accused – one unrepresented accused – application by represented parties for separate trial – whether separate trial should be ordered Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5F Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 29 Cases Cited: Ahern v The Queen (1988) 165 CLR 87; [1988] HCA 39 Cranston v R [2020] NSWCCA 143 Gilbert v The Queen (2000) 201 CLR 414; [2000] HCA 15 Nader v R [2018] NSWCCA 256 R v Cranston [2020] NSWSC 469 R v MAK [2003] NSWSC 849 R v Rogerson; R v McNamara (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 965 Trotter v R [2016] NSWCCA 57 Webb v The Queen; Hay v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 41; [1994] HCA 30 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Adam Cranston (Applicant) Jason Onley (Applicant) Dev Menon (Applicant) Lauren Cranston (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Adam Cranston (in person) P Bruckner (Dev Menon) R Johnson (Jason Onley) T D Anderson (Lauren Cranston) R Maidment QC with R Sharp and L Robb Vujcic (Crown)