Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne has been remanded in custody after the prosecution made a successful detention application in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
Yesterday, Supreme Court Justice Richard Button agreed with the prosecution that Mr Hayne, who had been found guilty of two counts of sexual assault – also known as sexual intercourse without consent – on 4 April 2023, should not be allowed to remain at liberty until his sentencing hearing on 8 May 2023, as a further period of incarceration is inevitable.
The defendant's submissions
Highly-respected criminal defence barrister Margaret Cunneen SC opposed the Crown's detention application (which is an application for a person who is at liberty to be detained in custody) on five grounds which, according to the barrister, amounted to ‘special or exceptional circumstances' justifying the continuance of bail:
