R v A2; R v KM; R v Vaziri (No. 20) [2016] NSWSC 23

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v A2; R v KM; R v Vaziri (No. 20) [2016] NSWSC 23 Hearing dates: 21 October 2015, 22 October 2015, 26 October 2015, 28 October 2015 and 2 November 2015 Date of orders: 22 October 2015 Decision date: 05 February 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Johnson J Decision: Reasons for rulings given during the course of the trial. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - summing up – directions to jury – reasons for rulings given in course of trial – form of written directions on elements of the offences - whether direction under s.66 Evidence Act - whether "Murray" direction – whether circumstantial evidence direction - whether s.165A(2) warning - whether good character direction – whether direction on post offence conduct and consciousness of guilt Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Ewen v R [2015] NSWCCA 117 GAR v R (No. 2) [2010] NSWCCA 164 R v A2; R v KM; R v Vaziri (No. 2) [2015] NSWSC 1221 R v A2; R v KM; R v Vaziri (No. 7) [2015] NSWSC 1427 R v A2; R v KM; R v Vaziri (No. 18) [2015] NSWSC 1625 R v A2; R v KM; R v Vaziri (No. 21) [2016] NSWSC 24 R v Baartman [2000] NSWCCA 298 R v Murray (1987) 11 NSWLR 12 R v Stewart [2001] NSWCCA 260; 52 NSWLR 301 RGM v R [2012] NSWCCA 89 Texts Cited: --- Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) A2 (Accused) KM (Accused) Shabbir Mohammedbhai Vaziri (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Ms NL Williams (Crown) Mr RF Sutherland SC (Accused A2 and Vaziri) Mr S Bouveng (Accused KM)