Last Friday the Supreme Court handed down DPP v Easwaralingam & Anor. The case was a request by the Director of Public Prosecutions for judicial review of the refusal by a magistrate to allow an adjournment sought by the prosecution, and refusing to allow the absent witness's statement to be tendered.The adjournment applicationThe accused faced …
Day: October 5, 2010
DPP v Easwaralingam & Anor [2010] VSC 437: adjournment applications and unavailable witnesses
Last Friday the Supreme Court handed down DPP v Easwaralingam & Anor. The case was a request by the Director of Public Prosecutions for judicial review of the refusal by a magistrate to allow an adjournment sought by the prosecution, and refusing to allow the absent witness's statement to be tendered.The adjournment applicationThe accused faced …