R v Karimi; R v Khoury; R v Mir (No. 5) [2013] NSWSC 232

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Karimi; R v Khoury; R v Mir (No. 5) [2013] NSWSC 232 Hearing dates: 20 March 2013 Decision date: 20 March 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Johnson J Decision: Request by media for electronic copies of "000" calls declined Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - jury trial - charges of murder in context of home invasion - victim killed as a result of multiple blows struck with meat cleavers - "000" calls made by occupants of house during and immediately after home invasion - media seek electronic copies of "000" calls to broadcast as part of television reports of the trial - discretionary considerations - risk of jury being distracted directly or indirectly by dramatic reporting of trial including "000" calls - application declined for balance of trial Legislation Cited: --- Cases Cited: R v Sam (No. 5) [2009] NSWSC 543 R v Sam (No. 16) [2009] NSWSC 544; 196 A Crim R 138 Texts Cited: --- Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Mohammad Jawad Karimi (Accused) John Khoury (Accused) Mahdi Mir (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Mr E Wasilenia (Karimi) Mr A Radojev; Mr M Juhasz (Khoury) Mr DN Stewart (Mir) Mr K McKay (Crown) Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Crimlaw (NSW) Pty Limited (Karimi) Macquarie Lawyers Burwood (Khoury) Shiranica Danieli Lawyers (Mir) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) File Number(s): 2010/223311; 2010/324901 (Karimi) 2010/323677 (Khoury) 2010/244495 (Mir) Publication restriction: ---