Cvetkovic v R [2013] NSWCCA 66

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cvetkovic v R [2013] NSWCCA 66 Hearing dates: 5 March 2013 Decision date: 03 April 2013 Before: Price J at [1] McCallum J at [2] Schmidt J at [90] Decision: Leave to appeal against sentence granted; appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Criminal procedure - Appeal - Appeal out of time - Applicant with major depressive illness - Extension of time granted

CRIMINAL LAW - Sentence appeal - Wounding with intent to murder - No error demonstrated or grounds upon which less sever sentence warranted Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Minimum Sentencing) Act 2002 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Appeal Rules Cases Cited: Christodoulou v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 102 Cvetkovic v R [2010] NSWCCA 329 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Hili v R; Jones v R [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v Baker [2000] NSWCCA 85 R v Cool (NSWCCA, 2 June 1994, unreported) R v Glencourse (1995) 78 A Crim R 256 R v Hamid [2006] NSWCCA 302; (2006) 164 A Crim R 179 R v Macadam-Kellie [2001] NSWCCA 170 R v Quach [2002] NSWCCA 173 R v Roberts (NSWCCA 8 March 1994, unreported) R v Sinclair (NSWCCA, 4 March 1998, unreported) R v Zegura [2006] NSWCCA 230 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dragan Cvetkovic (appellant) Crown (respondent) Representation: Counsel: Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2008/1107 Publication restriction: None Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2009-08-07 00:00:00 Before: Sweeney DCJ File Number(s): 2008/1107