R v Cranston (No 27) [2023] NSWSC 200

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cranston (No 27) [2023] NSWSC 200 Hearing dates: 21 and 22 February, 1, 3 and 6 March 2023 Date of orders: 6 March 2023 Decision date: 09 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Payne JA Decision: (1) That individual Juror 02964979 is discharged pursuant to s 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 ten jurors Jury direction at [33] given. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — Jury — Discharge of individual juror — where juror must attend training period as precondition to offer of employment — juror discharged. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial of five accused on two counts each — Direction to jury that separate verdicts may be given. Legislation Cited: Jury Act 1977 (NSW) Cases Cited: BG v R (2012) 221 A Crim R 215 Black v The Queen (1993) 179 CLR 44 Brownlee v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 278; [2001] HCA 36 Lee v R; Tang v R [2015] NSWCCA 157 R (Cth) v Petroulias (No. 33) [2007] NSWSC 1447 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 26) [2023] NSWSC 139 R v Medich (No 10) [2017] NSWSC 32 R v Ousley (1996) 87 A Crim R 326 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)