R v Nour (No 1) [2017] NSWDC 390

R v Nour (No 1) [2017] NSWDC 390

The accused's application for adjournment was refused because the interests of justice and public interest in proceeding with the trial outweighed the accused's reasons for adjournment, especially where the accused had been repeatedly represented, the matter was ready for trial, adjournment would cause significant delay and prejudice to the complainant and the process, and the defendant was the author of his predicament through discharge of counsel.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
29 June 2017
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Application for Adjournment After Jury Empanelment
Outcome
Application for adjournment refused
Legal Topics
['adjournment' 'unrepresented Accused' 'jury Empanelment' 'legal Representation' 'domestic Violence']
['criminal Law' 'criminal Procedure'] ['adjournment' 'unrepresented Accused' 'jury Empanelment' 'legal Representation' 'domestic Violence']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Application for Adjournment After Jury Empanelment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the accused's application for adjournment of criminal trial after jury empanelment should be granted"]

Ratio Decidendi

The accused's application for adjournment was refused because the interests of justice and public interest in proceeding with the trial outweighed the accused's reasons for adjournment, especially where the accused had been repeatedly represented, the matter was ready for trial, adjournment would cause significant delay and prejudice to the complainant and the process, and the defendant was the author of his predicament through discharge of counsel.

Court Disposition

Application for adjournment refused

Orders

  • ['Application for adjournment by accused is refused']