R v Charbaji, Azam; Charbaji, Haysem; Jamieson, Lexy May (No 7) [2017] NSWSC 1518

The Judge found that an appropriate direction to the jury could overcome any prejudice caused by the Crown's address, and therefore refused the application to discharge the jury.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 14 October 2016
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Application to Discharge Jury During Trial
Outcome: application for discharge of the jury refused
Legal Topics: ['jury Discharge' 'trial Fairness' 'crown Address' 'mistrial' 'procedural Ruling']

['criminal Law'] ['jury Discharge' 'trial Fairness' 'crown Address' 'mistrial' 'procedural Ruling']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Application to Discharge Jury During Trial

Legal Issues

1 ["Whether the jury should be discharged due to the Crown's address allegedly causing a miscarriage of justice"]

Ratio Decidendi

The Judge found that an appropriate direction to the jury could overcome any prejudice caused by the Crown's address, and therefore refused the application to discharge the jury.

Court Disposition

application for discharge of the jury refused

Orders

['The application for discharge of the jury is refused.']