TXR v R [2024] NSWSC 197

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: TXR v R [2024] NSWSC 197 Hearing dates: 22 February 2024 Date of orders: 08 March 2024 Decision date: 08 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Garling J Decision: Application for release filed 21 December 2023 is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – Bail – Show cause – Strength of the prosecution case for a murder charge and serious drug charges – Time elapsed until trial – Applicant's conditions of custody and safety – Proposed bail conditions – Bail refused. Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 Crimes Act 1900. Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 Cases Cited: Not Applicable Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: TXR (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Strickland SC (Applicant) N Lawrence (Respondent)

Solicitors: Criminal Law Group (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2024/8396 Publication restriction: Pseudonym and non-publication orders made by Garling J on 22 February 2024.

Pseudonym and non-publication orders made by the Local Court with respect to AA and AB.

JUDGMENT 1. The applicant, who is 23 years old, makes a release application with respect to a series of criminal offences with which he was charged on 18 December 2023. The hearing of the proceedings on the release application was conducted in circumstances where there are a number of non-publication orders, which are in place in the Local Court, or else have been made in this Court.