R v Pettit; R v Riley [2021] NSWDC 385

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Pettit; R v Riley [2021] NSWDC 385 Date of orders: 05 August 2021 Decision date: 05 August 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Priestley SC, DCJ Decision: R v Pettit: 1. Appeal allowed. 2. Conviction set aside. 3. Sentencing orders set aside. R v Riley: 1. Appeal dismissed. 2. Conviction confirmed. 3. Sentencing orders are noted not to have been the subject of appeal and are therefore confirmed. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against conviction Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Family Law Act 1975 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) (UCPR) Cases Cited: Camilleri's Stock Feeds (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Cooper v Coffs Harbour City Council (1997) 97 LGERA 125 Allesch v Maunz (2000) 203 CLR 172 Engelbrecht v DPP [2016] NSWCA 290 Charara v R [2006] NSWCCA 244 Dyason v Butterworth [2015] NSWCA 52 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22 McKellar v Director of Public Prosecutions [2011] NSWCA 91 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Burns [2010] NSWCA 265 Allesch v Maunz [2000] HCA 40; (2000) 203 CLR 172 Vok v DPP [2019] NSWCA 242 Bandara v DPP [2016] NSWCA 140 AG v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 218 Minister for Immigration and Border protection v SZVFW (2018) 163 ALD 1 KD v R [2020] NSWDC 237 DK v DPP [2021] NSWCA 134 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Riley (Offender) Pettit (Accused) Representation: Representation for Mr Pettit: Buckner Solicitor for the NSW DPP Anderson Counsel for the Accused.