R v Dickson; R v Issakidis (No 10) [2014] NSWSC 1482

R v Dickson; R v Issakidis (No 10) [2014] NSWSC 1482

A Prasad direction was not appropriate in this case because the case was not simple, was largely documentary, the Crown had not completed its case, and providing such a direction would risk serious injustice to the Crown and be inconsistent with authority.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
24 October 2014
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Application for Prasad Direction During Trial
Outcome
Application for Prasad direction rejected.
Legal Topics
['prasad Direction' 'conspiracy' 'documentary Evidence']
['criminal Law'] ['prasad Direction' 'conspiracy' 'documentary Evidence']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Application for Prasad Direction During Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether a Prasad direction should be given to the jury regarding count one for Mr Issakidis']

Ratio Decidendi

A Prasad direction was not appropriate in this case because the case was not simple, was largely documentary, the Crown had not completed its case, and providing such a direction would risk serious injustice to the Crown and be inconsistent with authority.

Court Disposition

Application for Prasad direction rejected.

Orders

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