R v Hazairin Iskandar; R v Andrew Iskandar & R v Nita Iskandar [2011] NSWSC 1192

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hazairin Iskandar; R v Andrew Iskandar & R v Nita Iskandar [2011] NSWSC 1192 Hearing dates: 11 October 2011 Decision date: 11 October 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Davies J Decision: 1. I order that the Applicant Hazairin Iskandar be tried separately from the Accused Andrew Iskandar. 2. I stand over the trial of the Applicant to the Arraignments List on 11 November 2011. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - procedure - application for separate trial by co-accused - Applicant and co-accused indicted for murder - circumstantial case against Applicant - case against co-accused includes admissions of joint criminal enterprise - whether case against Applicant is a weaker one - whether prejudice at a joint trial because of admissions - separate trial ordered. Cases Cited: Gilbert v R [2000] HCA 15; (2000) 201 CLR 414 Madubuko Henry Ugo v R [2011] NSWCCA 135 R v Baartman (unreported - Court of Criminal Appeal - 6 October 1994) R v Darwiche [2011] NSWCCA 62 R v Fernando [1999] NSWCCA 66 R v Mahmoud Chami [2002] NSWCCA 136 R v Middis (unreported - Hunt J - 27 March 1991) R v Pham [2004] NSWCCA 190 R v Symss [2003] NSWCCA 77 Regina v Patsalis & Spathis [No 1] [1999] NSWSC 649; (1997) I07 A Crim R 432 Webb & Hay v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 41 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: The Crown Hazairin Iskandar (Accused - Applicant) Andrew Iskandar (Accused) Nita Iskandar (Accused) Representation: Ms K Shead (Crown Prosecutor) Mr J Trevallion (Hazairin Iskandar) Mr J O'Sullivan (Andrew Iskandar) Mr D G Price (Nita Iskandar) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Archbold Legal (Hazairin Iskandar) Nyman Gibson Stewart (Andrew Iskandar) Archbold Legal (Nita Iskandar) File Number(s): 2010/48301; 2010/49007 & 2010/49279