R v Ronald Edward Medich (No. 25) [2017] NSWSC 356

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ronald Edward Medich (No. 25) [2017] NSWSC 356 Hearing dates: 5 April 2017 Date of orders: 05 April 2017 Decision date: 05 April 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Bellew J Decision: See [9]; [11]; [13]; [19] Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Practice and procedure – Directions to jury – Whether a "Murray direction" warranted – Whether jury should be directed that it would be "dangerous to convict" based on the evidence of a co-offender – Whether warnings warranted in respect of two witnesses on the basis that their evidence was unreliable Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: GAR v R (No. 2) [2010] NSWCCA 164 R v Ayoub [2004] NSWCCA 209 R v Baartman [2000] NSWCCA 298 Kanaan & Ors v R [2006] NSWCCA 109 R v Murray (1987) 11 NSWLR 12 Robinson v R [2006] NSWCCA 192 R v Stewart (2001) 52 NSWLR 301; [2001] NSWCCA 260 Stojcevski v R [2012] NSWCCA 27 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Ronald Edward Medich (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Ms G O'Rourke SC and Ms S Harris (Crown) Mr W Terracini SC, Mr T Quilter and Ms M Curry (Accused)

Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions New South Wales (Crown) Colin Daley Quinn (Accused) File Number(s): 2010/356916 Publication restriction: Nil