Australia, March 12 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Feb. 13:
1. Pursuant to a Notice of Motion filed on 21 October 2024 on behalf of Evan Taylor and submissions dated 20 September 2024 filed on behalf of Zackary Locke and Jake Leroy Dillon ("the applicants"), each applicant applies for a grant of a certificate pursuant to the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) ("the Act"). The Crown opposes the applications.
2. Jayden Bowden, Jake Leroy Dillon, Zackary Locke and Evan Taylor were charged with the murder of Mak Muon ("the deceased"). The Crown case against each accused relied on joint criminal enterprise and, in the alternative, extended joint criminal enterprise.
3. The trial com...