R v Barakat; R v Younes (No 1) [2016] NSWSC 1152

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Barakat; R v Younes (No 1) [2016] NSWSC 1152 Hearing dates: 9 August 2016 Decision date: 19 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: N Adams J Decision: The application that the trial of David Younes be severed from that of Mahmoud Barakat is refused. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – accessory after the fact to murder – application to sever trial of alleged accessory from that of principal – where evidence against principal said to be inadmissible against accessory and prejudicial to him – application refused Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 349(1) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 21(2) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 91 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW), ss 14(1)(c), 17(1) Cases Cited: Darwiche v R [2011] NSWCCA 62; 209 A Crim R 424 Dupas v R [2010] HCA 20; 241 CLR 237 Gilbert v The Queen [2000] HCA 15; 201 CLR 414 Madubuko v R [2011] NSWCCA 135 R v Baartman (unreported, NSWCCA, 6 October 1994) R v Fernando [1999] NSWCCA 66 R v Gibb & McKenzie [1983] 2 VR 155; (1982) 7 A Crim R 385 at 162 R v Middis (unreported, Supreme Court of NSW, 27 March 1991) R v Pham [2004] NSWCCA 190 Saunders v R (1994) 72 A Crim R 347 Symms v R [2003] NSWCCA 77 Webb and Hay v R (1994) 181 CLR 41 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: David Younes (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Gregory Stanton (Applicant) Peter McGrath SC (Respondent)