R v Warwick (No.64) [2019] NSWSC 163

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Warwick (No.64) [2019] NSWSC 163 Hearing dates: 18-21 February 2019 Date of orders: 28 February 2019 Decision date: 28 February 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Garling J Decision: See [202] – [205] Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – application for stay of proceedings due to lack of legal representation – Dietrich principles – whether the applicant is indigent – whether the applicant is without fault – where a grant of legal aid has expired – where 50% of legal title to property is in the name of the applicant – whether the trial would be unfair without legal representation – trial is stayed to provide applicant with further opportunity to obtain legal aid grant Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Cases Cited: Attorney-General for NSW v Milat (1995) 37 NSWLR 370 Barton v The Queen [1980] HCA 48; (1980) 147 CLR 75 Craig v State of South Australia [1995] HCA 58; (1995) 184 CLR 163 Cummings v R (1994) 12 SR (WA) 172 Dietrich v The Queen [1992] HCA 57; (1992) 177 CLR 292 Grant v Edwards [1986] Ch 638 Green v Green (1989) 17 NSWLR 343 Jago v District Court of NSW[1989] HCA 46; (1989) 168 CLR 23 Maharaj v Jai Chand [1986] AC 898 McInnes v R [1979] HCA 65;(1979) 143 CLR 575 Moss v Brown [1979] 1 NSWLR 114 Philopos v R [2008] NSWCCA 66 Potier v R [2015] NSWCCA 130 R v Chaouk; Attorney-General for the State of Victoria (Intervener) and Others [2013] VSCA 99; (2013) 40 VR 356; R v Edwards [2009] HCA 20; (2009) 255 ALR 399 R v Joyce [2003] NSWCCA 280 R v Macdonald (No 4) [2016] NSWSC 486 R v Warwick (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1225 R v Warwick (No.5) [2018] NSWSC 70 R v Warwick (No.7) [2018] NSWSC 236 R v Warwick (No.8) [2018] NSWSC 354 R v Warwick (No.21) [2018] NSWSC 654 R v Warwick (No.63) [2019] NSWSC 41 R v BK [2000] NSWCCA 4; (2000) 110 A Crim R 298 Regina v Kay (1998) 100 A Crim R 367 Shepherd v Doolan [2005] NSWSC 42 State of NSW v Canellis [1994] HCA 51; (1994) 181 CLR 309 The Queen v Connell (No.7) [1995] 13 WAR 283 Warwick v Legal Aid Commission of NSW [2018] NSWSC 1920 Williams v Spautz [1992] HCA 34; (1992) 174 CLR 509 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The Crown Leonard John Warwick (Accused) Representation: Counsel: K McKay / G Christofi (Crown) A R Conolly / E Ramsay (Accused)