R v AN; R v LM [2021] NSWSC 1657

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v AN; R v LM [2021] NSWSC 1657 Hearing dates: 31 August, 26 October and 11 November 2021 Date of orders: 16 December 2021 Decision date: 16 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: Pursuant to s 132(4) of the Criminal Procedure Act (NSW) the Court orders that the trial of AN and LM on the amended indictment be heard by judge alone. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – aggravated kidnapping charge – foundational offence – murder charge – application for judge alone trial order – community standards – interests of justice – causation – limited factual issues – complexity of medical evidence – relative delays – juvenile offenders – judge alone trial granted Legislation Cited: COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Cases Cited: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Farrugia [2017] NSWCCA 197 R v Belghar [2012] NSWCCA 86 R v Camilleri [2020] NSWSC 951 R v Coleman [2020] ACTSC 97 R v Hadler [2018] NSWSC 1151 R v Jaghbir (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 955 R v Johnson [2020] NSWDC 153 R v Kerollos [2020] NSWSC 1758 R v Sean Lee King [2013] NSWSC 448 R v McKnight [2014] NSWSC 398 R v Stanley [2013] NSWCCA 124 R v Warren Scott [2021] NSWSC 1004 Royall v The Queen (1991) 172 CLR 378; [1991] HCA 27 Swan v The Queen (2020) 269 CLR 663; [2020] HCA 11 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Alexander Geoffrey Nimmo Luke John Miles Representation: Counsel: K Ratcliffe (Plaintiff) C Steirn SC (AN) C Davenport SC (LM)