R v Tarantino (No 4) [2019] NSWSC 1055

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Tarantino (No 4) [2019] NSWSC 1055 Hearing dates: 14 and 15 August 2019 Date of orders: 16 August 2019 Decision date: 16 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: The accused, Vinzent Tarantino, is fit to be tried. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – fitness to be tried – Mental Health Forensic Provisions Act 1990 s 8(1) fitness inquiry – whether the accused meets the Presser criteria – whether persecutory delusions and a schizoaffective disorder render the accused unfit to stand trial – accused fit to be tried Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Mental Health Forensic Provisions Act 1990 Cases Cited: Eastman v R (2000) 203 CLR 1; [2000] HCA 29 Kesavarajah v R [1994] HCA 41; (1994) 181 CLR 230 R v Mailes (2001) 53 NSWLR 251 R v Presser [1958] VR 45; (1958) ALR 248 R v Robertson [1968] 3 All ER 557 R v Tarantino [2019] NSWSC 939 R v Tarantino (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 957 R v Tarantino (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 985 R v Taylor (1992) 77 CCC (3d) 551 R v Tier [2001] NSWCCA 53 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Vinzent Tarantino (Accused) Representation: Counsel: P Barrett; V Garrity (Crown) B Rigg SC; P Coady (Accused)

Solicitors: Office of the Department of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Watsons Solicitors (Accused) File Number(s): 2016/347591 Publication restriction: Not to be published prior to the conclusion of the proceedings at first instance