R v Sleiman [2022] NSWDC 41

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Sleiman [2022] NSWDC 41 Hearing dates: 21 February 2022; 22 February 2022; 23 February 2022; 24 February 2022. Date of orders: 01 March 2022 Decision date: 01 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Guilty Count 2. Factual Determination Count 1: see [98]. Catchwords: CRIME - Drive manner dangerous causing death - fail to give assistance after vehicle impact CRIMINAL TRIAL - fail to give assistance after vehicle impact causing death SENTENCING - Drive manner dangerous causing death - fact finding - factual dispute- resolution of factual dispute STATUTORY INTERPRETATION - "and" - when it means "and/or" – "hendiadys" WORDS AND PHRASES – hendiadys - failed to stop and give any assistance Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Crimes Amendment (Road Accident) Act 2005 (repealed) Cases Cited: Olbrich v the Queen (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 R v Pullen [2018] NSWCCA 264 R v Scott:[ 2003] VSCA 55; 141 A Crim R 323 R v Shashati [2018] NSWCCA 167 R v Youseff (1990) 50 A Crim R 1 Ryan v The Queen (1967) 121 CLR 205; [1967] HCA 2 The Queen v Falconer (1990) 171 CLR 30; (1990) HCA 40 Victims Compensation Fund Corporation v Brown [2003] HCA 54; (2003) 77 ALJR 1797 WW v R [2012] NSWCCA 165 Texts Cited: NSW Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 21 September 2005 Statutory Interpretation in Australia 9th ed. D C Pearce Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mohsen Sleiman (the accused) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr R Bonnici (for the accused) Ms N Keay, Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor