R v Hassan [2013] NSWSC 2034

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hassan [2013] NSWSC 2034 Hearing dates: 21/10/2013 Decision date: 21 October 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Vacate the commencement date of the trial of 28 October 2013. (2) Fix the trial to commence at 10am on 18 November 2013. (3) Direct that a s 77 Order issue to ensure that the accused is brought in for trial to commence on 18 November 2013. (4) Direct that an interpreter in the North Sudanese language be arranged for the course of the trial. (5) Order that the matter be listed at 10.15am on Friday 25 October 2013, for a report back by the solicitor for the accused with respect to progress of the grant of Legal Aid and retainer of appropriate experts. (6) Vacate the order made in the Local Court at Burwood on 18 April 2012, which suppressed, until further order, the name of the accused, the deceased, or any one connected with the matter. (7) Order that the matter be listed in the court list in future under the accused's full name. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - procedure - application to vacate trial date - where Legal Aid grant has not been secured - where convenient for commencement date to be deferred. Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina Yassir Ibrahim Hassan (Accused) Representation: Counsel: H Baker (Crown) P Lange (Accused) Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Aquila Lawyers (Accused) File Number(s): 2012/122408