Regina v Dean Anthony Privett and Michael Privett [1999] NSWSC 1074

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Regina v Dean Anthony Privett and Michael Privett [1999] NSWSC 1074 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Criminal FILE NUMBER(S) : 70081/98; 70014/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 July 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 August 1999

Regina PARTIES : v Dean Anthony Privett Michael Privett JUDGMENT OF : Badgery-Parker AJ at 1

Cr: Mr P Conlon COUNSEL : D (Dean): Mr P Young D (Michael): Ms M Perrignon (solicitor), then Mr P Bodor QC Cr: Crown Solicitors Office, Wollongong SOLICITORS : D (Dean): Legal Aid Commission of NSW D (Michael): Brezniak Neil-Smith & Co, Sydney CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Application for change of venue - Whether a "fair or unprejudiced trial cannot otherwise be had" - Publicity on television and in print media - Whether matters likely to come to jury's attention in any event - whether warning to jury to disregard media sufficient; CRIMINAL LAW - Co-offenders - Application for separate trials - Whether holding joint trial would cause "positive injustice" - Consideration of principles enunciated by Hunt J in Middis & Ors (NSWSC, unreported, 27 March 1991) - Whether evidence against one accused is significantly weaker and/or different from evidence against other accused. ACTS CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Dorrington (1969) 1 NSWR 381 Grondkowsi (1946) 1 KB 369 Oliver (1984) 57 ALR 543 Farrell and Cotton (1990) 48 A Crim R 311 CASES CITED : Webb & Hay v The Queen (1993/94) 181 CLR 41 Middis & Ors (Supreme Court of NSW, 27 March 1991, unreported) Guldur (1986) 3 NSWLR 12 Jason Joy Richards (16 February 1998, Supreme Court of NSW, unreported) Coulstock & Summersford (9 October 1991, NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, unreported) DECISION : Applications for change of venue and separate trials refused.