R v SELIM [2007] NSWSC 154

R v SELIM [2007] NSWSC 154

The applicant did not establish irredeemable unfairness warranting a permanent stay. There was no deliberate withholding of evidence by the prosecution or its witnesses, and duty of disclosure had not been breached so as to constitute abuse of process. Any late disclosure was the result of error or oversight, not...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 March 2007
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Application for Permanent and Temporary Stay Prior to Third Trial
Outcome
Applications refused
Legal Topics
['stay of Proceedings' 'disclosure Obligations' 'costs in Criminal Proceedings']
['criminal Law'] ['stay of Proceedings' 'disclosure Obligations' 'costs in Criminal Proceedings']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Application for Permanent and Temporary Stay Prior to Third Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether a permanent stay should be granted due to alleged persistent non-disclosure by the prosecution' 'Whether a temporary stay should be granted conditional upon payment of costs by prosecution for previous trials' 'Whether the prosecution breached its duty of disclosure to the defence']

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant did not establish irredeemable unfairness warranting a permanent stay. There was no deliberate withholding of evidence by the prosecution or its witnesses, and duty of disclosure had not been breached so as to constitute abuse of process. Any late disclosure was the result of error or oversight, not misconduct. The threshold for granting a temporary stay conditional on payment of costs was also not met as the breaches did not result in relevant prejudice or injustice sufficient to warrant such an order.

Court Disposition

Applications refused

Orders

  • ['Application for permanent stay refused' 'Application for temporary stay refused']