Colomer v R [2014] NSWCCA 51

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Colomer v R [2014] NSWCCA 51 Hearing dates: 9 April 2014 Decision date: 18 June 2014 Before: Basten JA at [1] Fullerton J at [3] Davies J at [4] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - use offensive weapon to intimidate in company - fire firearm in a public place - possess a prohibited firearm - sentence - offender assaulted security guard at retail store and threatened him with a pistol - offender fires pistol twice in the direction of a group of persons - purposes of sentencing - whether evidence capable of establishing that gun was wracked EVIDENCE - application to use evidence not before sentencing judge - evidence available but not used - need to show miscarriage of justice Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney-General's Application Under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No. 2 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 515 Gallagher v The Queen (1986) 160 CLR 392 R v Deng [2007] NSWCCA 216 R v Fordham (1997) 98 A Crim R 359 R v McIntee (1985) 38 SASR 432 R v MA [2004] NSWCCA 92; (2004) 145 A Crim R 434 R v Pogson [2012] NSWCCA 225; (2012) 82 NSWLR 60 Vartzokas v Zanker (1989) 51 SASR 277 Veen v The Queen (No. 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44; 223 A Crim R 460 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Pedro Jouquin Colomer (Applicant) Crown Representation: Counsel: I Nash (Applicant) N Noman SC (Crown) Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2010/260555 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2013-02-22 00:00:00 Before: Nicholson SC DCJ File Number(s): 2010/260555