R v Cranston (No 14) [2022] NSWSC 860

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cranston (No 14) [2022] NSWSC 860 Hearing dates: 28 June 2022 Date of orders: 28 June 2022 Decision date: 28 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Payne JA Decision: (1) The individual Juror 485-18 02831676 is discharged pursuant to s 53B of the Jury Act 1977 (NSW); (2) Pursuant to s 53C(1)(b) of the Jury Act, the trial is to continue with the remaining fourteen jurors. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — Jury — Discharge of individual juror — where juror tested positive for COVID-19 — where trial has already been substantially delayed due to COVID-19 — juror discharged CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — Jury — order that the trial continue with remaining jurors Legislation Cited: Jury Act 1977 (NSW), ss 19, 53B, 53C Public Health (COVID-19 Self-Isolation) Order (No 2) 2022 (NSW) Cases Cited: Wu v The Queen (1999) 199 CLR 99; [1999] HCA 52 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)