R v Macdonald; R v Maitland (No 4) [2022] NSWSC 1210

R v Macdonald; R v Maitland (No 4) [2022] NSWSC 1210

The matter was adjourned because the circumstances addressed when the adjournment was granted the previous day remained relevant, more than one day was required as foreshadowed, and the trial was to commence on Wednesday 7 September 2022.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 September 2022
Procedural Posture
Criminal Trial / Procedural Ruling on Adjournment Application
Outcome
Adjournment application granted; matter adjourned until 7 September 2022.
Legal Topics
['trial Adjournment' 'accused Access to Legal Representatives' 'accused Access to Documents']
['criminal Procedure'] ['trial Adjournment' 'accused Access to Legal Representatives' 'accused Access to Documents']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Trial / Procedural Ruling on Adjournment Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the criminal trial proceedings should be adjourned until 7 September 2022 following an application by counsel for Mr Macdonald.']

Ratio Decidendi

The matter was adjourned because the circumstances addressed when the adjournment was granted the previous day remained relevant, more than one day was required as foreshadowed, and the trial was to commence on Wednesday 7 September 2022.

Court Disposition

Adjournment application granted; matter adjourned until 7 September 2022.

Orders

  • ['Matter adjourned until 7 September 2022.' 'Trial to commence on Wednesday 7 September 2022.' 'Mr Macdonald was to remain at court until 4pm on 6 September 2022 to enable him to provide instructions to his representatives.' "The warrant for Mr Macdonald's attendance at court on 7 September 2022 was to be endorsed...