R v Scott (No 5) [2015] NSWSC 462

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Scott (No 5) [2015] NSWSC 462 Hearing dates: 2 April 2015 and 7 April 2015 Date of orders: 07 April 2015 Decision date: 21 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J Decision: Applications for Discharge of the Jury Refused Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – legal representation – former counsel granted leave to withdraw – new counsel instructed – asserted prejudice to accused – multiple applications by accused for discharge of jury - whether accused can be properly represented – other matters giving rise to prejudice – cumulative effect of matters leading to prejudice – adequacy of directions as a means to cure any possible prejudice - question of whether the accused can receive a fair trial – applications refused Cases Cited: Gilbert v The Queen [2000] HCA 15; (2000) 201 CLR 414; M v The Queen [1994] 181 CLR 48 Mansaray v R [2015] NSWCCA 40 R v Alexandroaia (1995) 81 A Crim R 286 R v Dudko [2002] NSWCCA 336; (2002) 132 A Crim R R v Scott (No 1) [2015] NSWSC 458 R v Scott (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 460 R v Scott (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 461 SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; 243 CLR 400 The Queen v Glennon [1992] HCA 16; (1992) 173 CLR 592 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina Michael Scott Representation: Counsel: Mr. J. Bowers (Crown) Mr. W. Flynn (Accused) Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Archbold Legal (Accused) File Number(s): 2013/00104881