Popovic v R [2017] NSWCCA 118

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Popovic v R [2017] NSWCCA 118 Hearing dates: 17 May 2017 Date of orders: 17 May 2017 Decision date: 02 June 2017 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL; Rothman J; Price J Decision: Application refused Catchwords: BAIL – application to Court of Criminal Appeal following refusal of Bail by Supreme Court and pending re-trial after Court quashed conviction – Applicant charged with murder, being a show cause offence – serious threats to Police and the community – Court has Bail concerns relating to safety of the community and witnesses – Court not satisfied that Applicant would adhere to any conditions imposed – Court not satisfied that Applicant has shown cause as to why his detention is not justified – Bail refused Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013, ss 16A, 17, 18, 67 Cases Cited: Popovic v R [2017] NSWSC 145 Popovic v R; Hristovski v R; Bubanja v R; and Koloamatangi v R [2016] NSWCCA 202 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Zlatan Popovic (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Commissioner of Police on an interest relating to certain documents (Intervener) Representation: Counsel: S Lawrence (Applicant) M Cinque SC (Respondent) R Bhalla (Commissioner of Police)

Solicitors: Toomey Defence Lawyers (Applicant) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2016/316693 Publication restriction: Pending trial Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court NSW Jurisdiction: Common Law Citation: [2017] NSWSC 145 Date of Decision: 28 February 2017 Before: Harrison J File Number(s): 2016/316693