R v Nancarrow (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 280

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Nancarrow (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 280 Hearing dates: 9 March 2022 Date of orders: 9 March 2022 Decision date: 09 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J Decision: Application for discharge of jury refused. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – procedure – application for discharge of the jury – cross-examination of accused – where photographs shown to accused in witness box undermine accused's version of events – whether Prosecutor had disclosed photographs – whether reference to photographs being available for inspection sufficient to fulfil disclosure requirements – where relevantly identical images disclosed in ISRAPs – whether any relevant unfairness – heat of the battle – limited capacity to impact on assessment of accused's credibility – no relevant unfairness – no prejudice justifying discharge of jury Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) ss 141, 142 Cases Cited: Crofts v The Queen (1996) 186 CLR 427; [1996] HCA 22 Edwards v The Queen [2021] HCA 28; 95 ALJR 808 Miller v R [2015] NSWCCA 206 R v Azari (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 515 R v Bentley; R v Davies; R v Thomas; R v Tilley [2018] NSWSC 227 R v Quami (No 40) [2016] NSWSC 807 Re K (2002) NSWCCA 374 Regina (C'Wealth) v Elomar & Ors [No 12] [2009] NSWSC 448 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Regina Shane Nancarrow Representation: Counsel: J Stanhope (Regina) B Neild (Nancarrow)