R v Wran (a pseudonym) [2021] NSWDC 185

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Wran (a pseudonym) [2021] NSWDC 185 Hearing dates: 12 and 14 May 2021 Date of orders: 14 May 2021 Decision date: 14 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: The defence is entitled to a directed verdict on count 5. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — Directions to jury — Verdict by direction Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900, s 66C, s 66DB, s 66DD, s 80G Interpretation Act 1987, s 34, s 35 Cases Cited: Doney v The Queen [1990] HCA 51; (1990) 171 CLR 207 Ford v R [2016] NSWCCA 69 May v O'Sullivan [1955] HCA 38; (1955) 92 CLR 654 R v C [2006] 1 Cr App R 20 R v Claydon [2005] EWCA Crim 2827 R v Martin Stanley Claridge [2017] NSWDC 407 R v MM (No 2) [2018] NSWDC 528 R v Pickford [1995] QB 203 R v PL [2012] NSWCCA 31 R v Richard (1986) 30 CCC (3d) 127 R v Tyrrell [1894] 1 QB 710 R v Whitehouse [1977] QB 868 Texts Cited: Complicity [2010] NSWLRC 129 Gillies, P, Criminal Law (4th ed, LBC Information Services, 1997) Lee, Murray; Crofts, Thomas; Salter, Michael; Milivojevic, Sanja; McGovern, Alyce, "Let's Get Sexting': Risk, Power, Sex and Criminalisation in the Moral Domain" [2013] IntJlCrimJustSocDem 4; (2013) 2(1) International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy 35 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Regina David Wran (a pseudonym) (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Ms S Walsh (Accused)