R v Obeid (No 13) [2016] NSWSC 1840

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Obeid (No 13) [2016] NSWSC 1840 Hearing dates: 15 December 2016 Date of orders: 15 December 2016 Decision date: 15 December 2016 Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: Bail refused Catchwords: BAIL – application for bail pending appeal to Court of Criminal Appeal – offender sentenced to imprisonment following trial – bail immediately applied for – need to show special or exceptional circumstances – various factors relied on – non-custodial sentence will not expire before appeal determined – age, health and other factors relied on – prospects of appeal – almost all grounds not taken at trial – appeal prospects no higher than reasonably arguable – special or exceptional circumstances not shown – bail refused Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 (NSW) Constitution (Disclosure by Members) Regulation 1983 (NSW) Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Egerton v Brownlow [4 HLC 1 at 161] El-Hilli and Melville v R (2015) NSWCCA 146 Horne v Barber [1920] HCA 33; 27 CLR 494 Obeid v R (No 11) [2016] NSWSC 974 Obeid v R [2015] NSWCCA 309 Peters v R (1998) 192 CLR 493 R v Boston [1923] HCA 59; 33 CLR 386 R v Ghosh (1982) QB1 1053 R v Macleod (2003) 214 CLR 230 R v Obeid (No 12) [2016] NSWSC 1815 R v Obeid (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1380 R v Quach [2010] VSCA 106; 201 A Crim R 522 Wilkinson v Osborne [2015] HCA 92; 21 CLR 89 Category: Consequential orders (other than Costs) Parties: Regina (Crown) Edward Moses Obeid (Offender) Representation: Counsel: P Neil SC (Crown) G Reynolds SC; D Hume (Offender)