R v Suteski [2002] NSWCCA 509

Reported Decision : (2002) 56 NSWLR 182 137 A Crim R 371

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Suteski [2002] NSWCCA 509 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60458/02; 60251/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 19/9/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 December 2002

PARTIES : Regina Sneza Suteski JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1; Sully J at 192; Howie J at 194

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 70053/01 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Kirby J OFFICER :

G I O Rowling (Crown) COUNSEL : S Odgers SC P Byrne SC SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor D J Humphreys CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Appeal against conviction and sentence for murder - plea of not guilty - Crown appeal against leniency of sentence - Form 1 offences - obtain benefit by deception- exception to hearsay - ERISP evidence - admissibility of out of court statement where maker unavailable - statement against interest. Crimes Act (NSW) 1900 s409 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act (NSW) 1912 s6 Criminal Procedure Act (NSW) 1986 s46 Evidence Act (NSW) 1995 ss 59 62, 65, 67, 135, 137, 165, 192 Bakerland Pty Limited v Coleridge [2002] NSWCCA 30 Gilbert Adam v The Queen (2001) 75 ALJR 1534 Johns v The Queen (1979) 145 CLR 108 Jones v The Queen (1997) 71 ALJR 538 Papakosmas v The Queen (1999) 196 CLR 297 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 Markby v The Queen (1978) 140 CLR 108 McAuliffe v The Queen (1995) 183 CLR 108 R v Ambrosoli [2002] NSWCCA 386 CASES CITED: R v Anderson and Morris [1966] 2 QB 110 R v Blick [2000] NSWCCA 61 Regina v Clark [2001] NSWCCA 494 R v Duong (1992) 61 A Crim R R v GK (2001) 53 NSWLR 317 at 324 R v Lisoff [1999] NSWCCA 364 Olbrich v The Queen (1999) 199 CLR 270 Ordukaya v Hicks [2000] NSWCA 180 R v Serratore (1999) 48 NSWLR 101 R v Lockyer (1996) 89 A Crim R 457 R v Wooley (1989) 42 A Crim R 418 DECISION : 1. Appeal against conviction dismissed: 2. Leave to appeal against sentence granted; 3. Appeal against sentence dismissed; 4. Crown appeal against sentence dismissed.