R v Lamb; R v Mason; R v Hill [2016] NSWCCA 135

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Lamb; R v Mason; R v Hill [2016] NSWCCA 135 Hearing dates: 7 July 2016 Date of orders: 07 July 2016 Decision date: 08 July 2016 Before: Bathurst CJ Harrison J Button J Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal pursuant to s 5G Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) – application for leave – contact between accused and two jurors outside court - discharge of two jurors by trial judge – discharge of remaining jurors by trial judge pursuant to s 53C(1)(a) of the Jury Act 1977 (NSW) – whether decision to discharge remaining jurors erroneous Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5G Jury Act 1977 (NSW), ss 53B(b), 53B(d), 53C(1)(a) Cases Cited: Barber v R; Zraika v R [2016] NSWCCA 125 Crofts v The Queen [1996] HCA 22; (1996) 186 CLR 427 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Munn v R; Miller v R [2006] NSWCCA 61 Trieu v R [2012] NSWCCA 169 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina Joseph Lamb Noel James Mason Richard Hill Representation: Counsel: M Cinque SC (Applicant) R L Wilkinson (Respondent Lamb) G D Wendler (Respondents Mason and Hill) J Dalzell (Respondents Mason and Hill)

Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Applicant) File Number(s): 2013/389461; 2013/390044; 2013/390066 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 5 July 2016 Before: Hoy SC DCJ File Number(s): 2013/389461; 2013/390044; 2013/390066