NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Tozer [2025] NSWSC 50 Hearing dates: 10-12 February 2025 Date of orders: 13 February 2025 Decision date: 13 February 2025 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) The offender, John Jamie Tozer, is, according to his plea, accepted by the Crown in full satisfaction of the indictment, guilty of manslaughter and said guilt is recorded. (2) The sentence hearing for Mr Tozer is adjourned to 4 April 2025 to be heard and determined by a judge, other than the Court as presently constituted, allocated so to do by the Court. Catchwords: CRIME – manslaughter – retrial – plea to manslaughter on charge for murder CRIME – sentencing – apprehended bias – credibility of offender – disqualification from hearing and determining sentence Cases Cited: Livesey v New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288 R v Bushell (No 20) [2023] NSWSC 1456; [1983] HCA 17 R v Watson; Ex parte Armstrong (1976) 136 CLR 248; [1976] HCA 39 Re JRL; ex parte CJL (1986) 161 CLR 342 Re Polites; ex parte Hoyts (1991) 173 CLR 78 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Rex (Crown) John Jamie Tozer (Offender) Representation: Counsel: C Taylor (Crown) A Djemal SC (Offender)
Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Fahmy Lawyers (Offender) File Number(s): 2018/00230025
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