Regina v Saso KRSTEVSKI [2002] NSWSC 977

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Regina v Saso KRSTEVSKI [2002] NSWSC 977 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division Criminal List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 70005/02 20/05/02 - 24/05/02 27/05/02 - 31/05/02 03/06/02 - 07/06/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 11/06/02 - 14/06/02 17/06/02 - 21/06/02 24/06/02 - 28/06/02 01/07/02 - 04/07/02 06/09/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 October 2002

PARTIES : Regina Saso Krstevski JUDGMENT OF : Kirby J

COUNSEL : B C Newport QC (Crown) P D Young (Accused) SOLICITORS : DPP - State (Crown) Nikola Velcic & Associates (Accused) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - Sentence - Unprovoked murder to cover up fraud and facilitate further fraud LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999 R v Storey (1996) 89 A Crim R 519 CASES CITED : Olbrich v The Queen (1999) 199 CLR 270 De Simoni v The Queen (1981) 147 CLR 383 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 DECISION : Sentence - Ref Para 39

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION CRIMINAL LIST

DAVID KIRBY J

Friday 25 October 2002

70005/02 - REGINA v SASO KRSTEVSKI

JUDGMENT ON SENTENCE 1 KIRBY J: On 4 July 2002, a jury found Mr Saso Krstevski guilty of the murder of his employer, Mr David Duncan. It remains for me to pass sentence. In order to do so, I must determine the facts relevant to the sentencing discretion in a manner consistent with the jury's verdict. Where facts are adverse, they must be established beyond reasonable doubt. Where they favour Mr Krstevski, it is enough that they should be proved on the balance of probabilities (R v Storey (1996) 89 A Crim R 519; Olbrich v The Queen (1999) 199 CLR 70).