NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Botrus (No 3) [2020] NSWSC 1448 Hearing dates: 9 September 2020 Date of orders: 9 September 2020 Decision date: 20 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: I confirm the application to discharge the whole jury is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – discharge of jury – actions of accused's siblings during playing of ERISP – prejudice – seriousness – stage of proceedings – fairness – no miscarriage of justice – directions Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order (No 4) 2020 Public Health Act 2010 (NSW) Cases Cited: Crofts v The Queen (1996) 186 CLR 427; [1996] HCA 22 Dupas v The Queen (2010) 241 CLR 237; [2010] HCA 20 Gilbert v The Queen (2000) 201 CLR 414; [2000] HCA 15 Hamide v R (2019) 101 NSWLR 455; [2019] NSWCCA 219 Miller v R (2015) 252 A Crim R 486; [2015] NSWCCA 206 R v Munday (1984) 14 A Crim R 456 R v Ahola (No 6) [2013] NSWSC 703 The Queen v Glennon (1992) 173 CLR 592; [1992] HCA 16 Wilson v R [2019] NSWCCA 38 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Fredon Botrus (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Clark (Crown) S Pararajasingham (Defendant)
Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Sayad Sahinovic Legal (Defendant) File Number(s): 2019/11627
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