NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : R (Cth) v Petroulias (No. 33) [2007] NSWSC 1447
HEARING DATE(S) : 6 December 2007
JUDGMENT DATE : 11 December 2007
JUDGMENT OF : Johnson J at 1
DECISION : 1. The juror described as the "employment juror" is discharged; 2. Application by Accused to discharge the juror described as the "pregnant juror" is refused; 3. Under s.22 Jury Act 1977, the trial continues before a jury of 10.
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - trial by jury - application by juror to be discharged during trial - jury deliberations commenced - juror under stress because of time constraints arising from imminent new employment - juror unable to deliberate properly - juror discharged - separate application by Accused for discharge of another juror - application refused - order made under s.22 Jury Act 1977 that trial continue with jury of 10
LEGISLATION CITED : Jury Act 1977
R (Cth) v Petroulias (No. 26) [2007] NSWSC 819 R (Cth) v Petroulias (No. 27) [2007] NSWSC 838 R (Cth) v Petroulias (No. 31) [2007] NSWSC 1213 R (Cth) v Petroulias (No. 32) [2007] NSWSC 1302 Wu v The Queen [1999] 199 CLR 99 CASES CITED : R v Radju [2001] 53 NSWLR 471 Petroulias v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 134 Brownlee v The Queen [2001] 207 CLR 278 R v Reardon (2002) 186 FLR 1 R v Ousley (1996) 87 A Crim R 326 Ousley v The Queen [1997] 192 CLR 69 Black v The Queen [1993] 179 CLR 44
PARTIES : Regina (Commonwealth) (Crown) Nikytas Nicholas Petroulias (Accused)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2002/93
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