NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Pettiford [2023] NSWSC 1612 Hearing dates: 5 December 2023 Date of orders: 5 December 2023 Decision date: 05 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Dhanji J Decision: Access granted to exhibits, L, J, R and T. Catchwords: CRIMINAL TRIAL – murder and attempted murder – application by media for access to trial exhibits – jury retired to consider verdict – submissions made by parties – where accused's case is that he is not criminally responsible on the grounds of mental health impairment – where outstanding charge of murder in Queensland – where certain material sought has a confronting quality – access granted to certain CCTV footage and body worn video of arrest – access denied for police interviews, CCTV at Shortland Correctional Centre, and other material. Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) s 314 Cases Cited: John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Ryde Local Court (2005) 62 NSWLR 512; [2005] NSWCA 101 R v Dirani (No 33) [2019] NSWSC 288 Registrar of the Supreme Court (NT) v Nationwide News Pty Ltd & Anor (2018) 41 NTLR 87; [2018] NTSC 22 Texts Cited: Practice Note SC Gen 2 – Access to Court Files Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Crown (Rex) Kevin James Pettiford (Accused) Representation: Counsel: B Campbell with K Biffin (Crown) J Watts (Accused)
Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Legal Aid NSW (Accused) File Number(s): 2019/372723; 2020/6317 Publication restriction: NIL
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