R v Pirrello, Pirrello & D’Agostino [2019] NSWSC 1427

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Pirrello, Pirrello & D'Agostino [2019] NSWSC 1427 Hearing dates: 17 October 2019 Date of orders: 17 October 2019 Decision date: 17 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J Decision: Application by the Crown refused Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – trial – jury – application by Crown for exclusion of co-conspirator from public gallery – co-conspirator appeared in "Who's who document" – co-conspirator family member of accused – consideration of principles of open justice – reactions of jury members to co-conspirator – co-conspirator watching proceedings quietly and respectfully – application refused Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 23 Cases Cited: Ex parte Tubman; re Lucas [1970] 3 NSWR 41 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd and Anor v The District Court of New South Wales and Ors [2004] NSWCA 324; (2004) 148 A Crim R 522 Lieutenant-Colonel John Lilburne (1649) 4 How St Tr 1269 O'Toole v Scott [1965] AC 939 Raybos v Jones (1985) 2 NSWLR 47 R v Abdullah Chaarani [2018] VSC 287 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Joseph D'Agostino (Accused) Michael Pirrello (Accused) Francesco Pirrello (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Mr P McGuire SC with Ms B Anniwell for the Crown Mr J Stratton SC with Ms M Curry for Joseph D'Agostino Mr D McCallum for Michael Pirrello Mr D Brady SC for Francesco Pirrello