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Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Abdallah [2020] NSWSC 1346 Hearing dates: 16 September 2020 Decision date: 02 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) Pursuant to the terms of s 132 of the Criminal Procedure Act, Katherine Abdallah, in relation to the charge of one count of manslaughter, be tried by judge alone; (2) The trial will commence on Monday, 12 October 2020 and continue to conclusion. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – Manslaughter – Judge Alone Trial Application by accused – Crown opposition – interests of justice - self-defence issue of reasonableness – complicated issues associated with prior acquittal for murder and overturned manslaughter verdicts – incontrovertibility – application granted. Legislation Cited: Commonwealth Constitution, s 80 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 418, 421 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 132 Cases Cited: Barca v the Queen (1975) 133 CLR 82; [1975] HCA 42 Carr v Baker (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 301 Lane v R (2013) 241 A Crim R 321; [2013] NSWCCA 317 R v Belghar (2012) 217 A Crim R 1; [2012] NSWCCA 86 The State of Western Australia v Rayney (2011) 42 WAR 383; [2011] WASC 326 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Katherine Abdallah (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Edwards (Applicant) K McKay SC (Respondent)
Solicitors: Bannisters Lawyers (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2013/40978
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