Regina (C'Wealth) v Baladjam & Ors [No 3] [2008] NSWSC 725

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Regina (C'Wealth) v Baladjam & Ors [No 3] [2008] NSWSC 725

HEARING DATE(S) : 29/02/08, 03/03/08

JUDGMENT DATE : 18 March 2008

JURISDICTION : Criminal

JUDGMENT OF : Whealy J at 1

DECISION : Application for change of venue is refused.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Suitability of venue for large scale Criminal Trial - Principles applicable to change of venue.

LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Code Act 1995 Crfiminal Procedure Act 1986

Regina (C'Wealth) v Omar BALADJAM [No 3] Regina (C'Wealth) v Khaled CHEIKHO Regina (C'Wealth) v Moustafa CHEIKHO Regina (C'Wealth) v Mohamed Ali ELOMAR PARTIES : Regina (C'Wealth) v Abdul Rakib HASAN Regina (C'Wealth) v Mohammed Omar JAMAL Regina (C'Wealth) v Mirsad MULAHALILOVIC Regina (C'Wealth) v Khaled SHARROUF Regina (C'Wealth) v Mazen TOUMA

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2007/2397001; 2007/2395001; 2007/2398001; 2007/2399001; 2007/2400001; 2007/2452001; 2007/2454001; 2007/2396001; 2007/2455001

Ms W Abraham QC; G Bellew SC; C O'Donnell; Ms S McNaughton - Crown S Lloyd - Department of Corrective Services M Buscombe SC; R Pontello - Accused Baladjam C Waterstreet; P Lange - Accused K Cheikho R Button SC; I Nash - Accused M Cheikho COUNSEL : D Dalton SC; E Ozen - Accused Elomar Ms D. Yehia; Ms S. Beckett - Accused Hasan G Scragg; D Carroll - Accused Jamal G Turnbull SC; A Djemal - Accused Mulahalilovic W. Brewer; M Pickin - Accused Sharrouf S Hanley; P King - Accused Touma