R v Cranston (No 26) [2023] NSWSC 139

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cranston (No 26) [2023] NSWSC 139 Hearing dates: 14, 15, 21, 22 February 2023 Date of orders: 23 February 2023 Decision date: 24 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Payne JA Decision: (1) That individual Juror 02942175 is discharged pursuant to s 53B(a) and 53B(d) of the Jury Act 1977 (NSW) (2) Pursuant to s 53C(1)(b) of the Jury Act 1977 (NSW), the trial is to continue with the remaining eleven jurors. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — Jury — Discharge of individual juror — where pregnant juror medically advised to cease participation in jury service – juror discharged. Legislation Cited: Jury Act 1977 (NSW) Cases Cited: Brownlee v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 278; [2001] HCA 36 R v Cranston (No 14) [2022] NSWSC 860 R v Cranston (No 15) [2022] NSWSC 977 R v Cranston (No 16) [2022] NSWSC 1166 R v Cranston (No 25) [2023] NSWSC 15 Wu v The Queen (1999) 199 CLR 99; [1999] HCA 52 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: 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)