R v Diallo & Ors (No 12); Re an application for bail by witness MM [2024] NSWSC 1087

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Diallo & Ors (No 12); Re an application for bail by witness MM [2024] NSWSC 1087 Hearing dates: 21 August 2024 Date of orders: 21 August 2024 Decision date: 21 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J Decision: Conditional bail granted. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – bail – where bench warrant executed on witness who failed to appear on subpoena – where witness appeared earlier in the trial – bail granted to appear the next day – condition that witness travel directly to and from their home to the court complex Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 311, 312 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Rex (Prosecution) Ibrahima Diallo (Defendant) AG (Defendant) AD (Defendant) Panashe Morgan Ryan Karise (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: E Balodis (Rex) R Wilson SC (Diallo) M Avenell SC (AG) B Robinson (AD) M Smith (Karise)

Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Rex) Crimcorp Defence Lawyers (Diallo) Sydney Criminal Law Specialists (AG) Wiltshire & Wroughton Legal (AD) McGirr & Associates (Karise) File Number(s): 2022/00052005; 2022/00051961; 2022/00052239; 2022/00091174 Publication restriction: Statutory prohibition on the publication of the names of the juvenile accused and any material that might identify them. See s 15A Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW).