R v Hawi & ors (No 31) [2011] NSWSC 1677

R v Hawi & ors (No 31) [2011] NSWSC 1677

The applications to discharge the jury or to give a majority verdict direction were refused because there was no sufficient indication the jury was not following directions or that the length of deliberations was unreasonable, and statutory preconditions for such orders had not been met.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
26 October 2011
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Procedural Application During Jury Deliberations
Outcome
Applications refused
Legal Topics
['jury Procedure' 'discharge of Jury' 'majority Verdict']
['criminal Law'] ['jury Procedure' 'discharge of Jury' 'majority Verdict']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Procedural Application During Jury Deliberations

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the jury should be discharged due to concerns about their adherence to directions and the length of deliberations' 'Whether a majority verdict direction should be given to the jury']

Ratio Decidendi

The applications to discharge the jury or to give a majority verdict direction were refused because there was no sufficient indication the jury was not following directions or that the length of deliberations was unreasonable, and statutory preconditions for such orders had not been met.

Court Disposition

Applications refused

Orders

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