R v Karimi; R v Khoury; R v Mir (No. 1) [2013] NSWSC 156

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Karimi; R v Khoury; R v Mir (No. 1) [2013] NSWSC 156 Hearing dates: 28 February 2013 Decision date: 04 March 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Johnson J Decision: 1. Application by the Accused Karimi to sever Counts 1, 9, 10 and 11 is refused. 2. Notice of Motion dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - indictment charging three accused persons with several offences - application by one accused to sever certain counts - s.29 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 - whether offences arise out of the same set of circumstances or form, or are part of, a series of offences of the same or a similar character - interests of justice - severance application refused Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Cases Cited: Osman v R [2006] NSWCCA 196 Texts Cited: --- Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Mohammad Jawad Karimi (Accused) John Khoury (Accused) Mahdi Mir (Accused) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: Mr K McKay (Crown) Mr E Wasilenia (Karimi) Mr A Radojev (Khoury) Mr DN Stewart (Mir) Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Crimlaw (NSW) Pty Limited (Karimi) Macquarie Lawyers Burwood (Khoury) Shiranica Danieli Lawyers (Mir) File Number(s): 2010/223311; 2010/324901 (Karimi) 2010/323677 (Khoury) 2010/244495 (Mir) Publication restriction: ---