R v Batak [2022] NSWSC 424

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Batak [2022] NSWSC 424 Hearing dates: 31 March 2022 Date of orders: 5 April 2022 Decision date: 20 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: R A Hulme J Decision: Motion to quash the indictment or to permanently stay proceedings on the count of murder is refused. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Stay of proceedings — Permanent — motion to permanently stay proceedings refused ­— motion to quash indictment refused Legislation Cited: Crimes Act (1900) NSW, ss 97(2), 111(3) Cases Cited: Dickson v R [2017] NSWCCA 78 Hargraves v The Queen; Stoten v The Queen [2011] HCA 44; 245 CLR 257 IL v R [2016] NSWCCA 51 IL v The Queen (2017) 262 CLR 268; [2017] HCA 27 Martinez v R; Tortell v R [2019] NSWCCA 153 Osland v The Queen (1998) 197 CLR 316; [1998] HCA 75 Qaumi, Farhad v R; Qaumi, Mumtaz v R; Qaumi, Jamil v R [2020] NSWCCA 163 R v Batcheldor v R; Walsh v R [2014] NSWCCA 252 R v Clough (1992) 28 NSWLR 396 at 400 R v Lew [2003] NSWSC 1073 R v Sharah (1992) 30 NSWLR 292 R v Stokes; R v Difford (1990) 51 A Crim R 25 at 35-37 R v Tangye (1997) 92 A Crim R 545 R v Tietie (1988) 34 A Crim R 438 at 445-447 Tierney v R [2016] NSWCCA 144 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Regina Cem Batak Representation: Counsel: Ms S Traynor (Crown) Mr T Hughes (Accused)