R v Cranston (No 12) [2022] NSWSC 564

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cranston (No 12) [2022] NSWSC 564 Hearing dates: 4-5 May 2022 Date of orders: 5 May 2022 Decision date: 05 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Payne JA Decision: Grant jury's request for a copy of the transcript of the opening addresses. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – trial – jury – access to transcript – whether to grant jury request for copy of transcript of opening address Legislation Cited: Jury Act 1977 (NSW), s 55C Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 159 Cases Cited: Constitution, s 80 Gilbert v The Queen (2000) 201 CLR 414; [2000] HCA 15 Parhizkar v R (2014) 88 NSWLR 647; [2014] NSWCCA 240 R v Bartle [2003] NSWCCA 329; (2003) 181 FLR 1 R v BB (No 5) [2019] NSWSC 1393 R v Perish; R v Lawton; R v Perish [2011] NSWSC 1155 R v Sukkar [2005] NSWCCA 54 R v Taousanis [1999] NSWSC 107; (1999) 146 A Crim R 303 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Adam Michael Cranston (Accused) Lauren Anne Cranston (Accused) Jason Cornell Onley (Accused) Dev Menon (Accused) Patrick Willmott (Accused) Representation: Counsel: P McGuire SC with J Paingakulam and C Tran (Crown) J Stratton SC with H Blake (Adam Cranston) TD Anderson SC (Lauren Cranston) P Bruckner (Dev Menon) WR Johnson (Jason Onley) L Brasch (Patrick Willmott)