Trevascus v R [2020] NSWCCA 323

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Trevascus v R [2020] NSWCCA 323 Hearing dates: 2 December 2020 Date of orders: 2 December 2020 Decision date: 09 December 2020 Before: McCallum JA at [1] Johnson J at [3] R A Hulme J at [58] Decision: The Applicant's release application is dismissed. Catchwords: BAIL – release application – application for bail for purposes of appeal against conviction and sentence to be heard by Court of Criminal Appeal – applicant convicted of offences of robbery in company and attempted take and drive vehicle in circumstances of aggravation (being in company) – special or exceptional circumstances test – assessment of strength of grounds of appeal – consideration of factors relevant to bail – release application dismissed Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Jury Act 1977 Cases Cited: Darwiche v R; El-Zeyat v R; Aouad v R; Osman v R (2018) 209 A Crim R 424; [2011] NSWCCA 62 El Khouli v R [2019] NSWCCA 146 El-Hilli and Melville v R [2015] NSWCCA 146 HT v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2019] NSWCCA 141 Lee v R; Tang v R [2015] NSWCCA 157 Macaree v State of Western Australia [2011] WASCA 207 Petroulias v R [2010] NSWCCA 95 R v Bourke [2003] QCA 113 R v Burns (2009) 103 SASR 514; [2009] SASC 105 R v Dunn (2006) 94 SASR 177; [2006] SASC 58 R v Muir [2009] SASC 94 R v Petroff (1980) 2 A Crim R 101 R v Thompson (2008) 21 VR 135; [2008] VSCA 144 R v Trevascus [2020] NSWDC 90 Texts Cited: --- Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ryan Trevascus (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr IS McLachlan (Applicant) Ms M Millward (Respondent)