NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Macdonald (No4) [2016] NSWSC 486 Hearing dates: 8 April 2016, 13 April 2016, 20 April 2016 Date of orders: 21 April 2016 Decision date: 21 April 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Dismiss the notice of motion filed by Mr Macdonald on 1 April 2016.
(2) Refuse the application for adjournment of the trial. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – application for stay of proceedings – Dietrich principles – accused does not meet requirements – application for adjournment in the alternative – balancing of considerations in administration of justice – application refused Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 128 Cases Cited: Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Dietrich v The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292 R v Joyce [2003] NSWCCA 280 R v Marchi, Marchi and Mead (1996) 91 A Crim R 112 R v Yuill (unreported, NSWCCA, 1 November 1995) Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Regina Ian Michael Macdonald (Accused) Representation: Counsel: P Neil SC (Crown) – 8 April 2016 only AN Williams (Crown) – 13 and 20 April 2016 G Brady SC (20 April 2016 only) with DJA Mackay (Accused Macdonald) D Jordan SC (Accused Maitland)
Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Bilbie Dan Solicitors (Accused Macdonald) Bob Whyburn Solicitor (Accused Maitland) File Number(s): 2015/59940
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