R v Macdonald; R v Edward Obeid; R v Moses Obeid (No 9) [2019] NSWSC 1785

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Macdonald; R v Edward Obeid; R v Moses Obeid (No 9) [2019] NSWSC 1785 Hearing dates: 9 December 2019 Date of orders: 12 December 2019 Decision date: 13 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Fullerton J Decision: Pursuant to to s 132A of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), the joint trial of the accused Ian Michael Macdonald, Edward Moses Obeid and Moses Edward Obeid us to be convened before a judge without a jury. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application for trial by judge alone Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Jury Act 1977 (NSW) Cases Cited: Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v Belghar [2012] NSWCCA 86; (2012) 217 A Crim R 1 R v McNeil [2015] NSWSC 357; 250 A Crim R 12 R v Moses Obeid; R v Macdonald; R v Edward Obeid (No 8) (Supreme Court (NSW), Fullerton J, 23 September 2019, unrep R v Obeid (No 1) [2015] NSWSC 897 R v Obeid (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 1442 R v Qaumi (No 14) [2016] NSWSC 274; 265 A Crim R 575 R v Stanley [2013] NSWCCA 124 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The Crown Ian Michael Macdonald (Accused) Edward Moses Obeid (Accused) Moses Edward Obeid (Accused) Representation: Counsel: S Callan (Crown) J Martin (Accused Macdonald) A Francis (Accused Edward Obeid) MJ Neil QC / M Kalyk (Accused Moses Obeid)