Zreika v R [2021] NSWCCA 243

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zreika v R [2021] NSWCCA 243 Hearing dates: 21 July 2021 Date of orders: 11 October 2021 Decision date: 11 October 2021 Before: Bell P at [1]; Price J at [80]; Hamill J at [81] Decision: 1. Extend the time for leave to appeal. 2. Grant leave to appeal. 3. Quash the aggregate sentence imposed in the District Court and in lieu thereof the applicant is sentenced to an aggregate sentence of five years and six months (commencing 4 June 2019 and expiring 3 December 2024) with a non-parole period of three years and eight months expiring on 3 February 2023. 4. The applicant will be eligible for release to parole at the expiration of the non-parole period. 5. Confirm the orders under s 10A of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) made in the District Court in relation to the offences in sequences 5 (drive while licence suspended) and 6 (drive with unsecured load). 6. The applicant will be disqualified from driving for the automatic period of three years which will commence upon his release to parole. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – appeal against sentence – where applicant charged with dangerous driving occasioning death and dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm – whether there was error in the assessment of objective seriousness Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 10A, 21A, 53A, 166 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 33-35, 52A(1)(c), 52A(3)(c) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) s 5(1)(c) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) s 166 Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) ss 43(A), 54(3)(a) Road Rules 2014 (NSW) r 292(a) Cases Cited: Byrne v R; Cahill v R [2021] NSWCCA 185 Cvetjovski (Cvetkovski) v R [2019] NSWCCA 100 Director of Public Prosecutions v Abdulrahman [2021] NSWCCA 114 Fisher v R [2021] NSWCCA 91 Gillett v R (2006) 166 A Crim R 419; [2006] NSWCCA 370 Haoui v R [2008] NSWCCA 209 Kelley v R [2021] NSWCCA 173 Kemp v R [2012] NSWCCA 281 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Markham v R [2007] NSWCCA 295 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 R v Clampitt-Wotton [2002] NSWCCA 383 R v Haoui [2007] NSWDC 139 R v Harris [2015] NSWCCA 81 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209; (1998) 191 A Crim R 259 R v Mitchell; Regina v Gallagher [2007] NSWCCA 296; (2007) 177 A Crim R 94 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252; [2002] NSWCCA 343 R v Woodland [2007] NSWCCA 29 R v Youkhana [2004] NSWCCA 412 R v Zhang [2004] NSWCCA 358 Rosenthal v R [2008] NSWCCA 149 Swan v R [2016] NSWCCA 79 Tepania v R (2018) 275 A Crim R 233; [2018] NSWCCA 247 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 White v R [2016] NSWCCA 190; (2016) 261 A Crim R 302 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Moustaffa Zreika (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: