R v Isaac [2023] NSWSC 22

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Isaac [2023] NSWSC 22 Hearing dates: 23 January 2023 Date of orders: 23 January 2023 Decision date: 31 January 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Yehia J Decision: Bail is granted Catchwords: BAIL — Release Application — Consideration of s 22B of the Bail Act 2013 (NSW) — Where applicant satisfies "special circumstances" threshold — Where applicant's wife brutally murdered — Where the applicant has a role in the arrangements for the care of his children — Bail granted Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 (NSW) ss 17, 18 and 22B Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 93T(4A) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) ss 25(1) and 25(2) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) s 51(2A) Cases Cited: Bobbi v R [2021] NSWCCA 44 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Van Gestal [2022] NSWSC 973 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Zaiter [2016] NSWCCA 247 El-Hilli and Melville v R [2015] NSWCCA 146 Gould v R (Cth) [2021] NSWCCA 27 R v Khayat (No 11) [2019] NSWSC 1320 R v Lago [2014] NSWSC 660 R v Naizmand [2016] NSWSC 836 R v Peter Tsallas [2017] NSWSC 64 R v Tsintzas [2017] NSWCCA 172 R v Watson [2017] ACTSC 311 Raad v R [2015] NSWSC 532 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mikkel Isaac (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: O Samin (Australian Criminal & Family Lawyers) (Applicant) S Makin (Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00021367