Cvetjovski (Cvetkovski) v R [2019] NSWCCA 100

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cvetjovski (Cvetkovski) v R [2019] NSWCCA 100 Hearing dates: 11 March 2019 Date of orders: 24 May 2019 Decision date: 24 May 2019 Before: Payne JA at [1]; Bellew J at [98]; Campbell J at [99] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted on grounds 1-3.

(2) Appeal dismissed on grounds 1-3.

(3) Leave to appeal under Rule 4 of the Criminal Appeal Rules (NSW) refused on ground 4. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal against conviction - whether wrong decision on a question of law – whether expert evidence should have been excluded – relevance of evidence – probative value of evidence - IMM v R The Queen (2016) 257 CLR 300; [2016] HCA 14 applied

CRIME – appeal against conviction - whether wrong decision on a question of law – whether admissions should have been excluded by trial judge – where point not raised below – where clear warnings given to accused prior to admissions

CRIME – appeal against conviction – whether unreasonable verdict – whether, on the evidence at trial, jury's verdict was reasonably open

CRIME – appeal against sentence – aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death – aggravated dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm – manifest excess- objective seriousness – special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 52A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Rules (NSW), r 4 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 55, 56, 76, 79, 85, 137, 138 Cases Cited: Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Elwood v The Queen [2016] NSWCCA 18 Festa v The Queen (2001) 208 CLR 593; [2001] HCA 72 Gilbert v The Queen (2000) 201 CLR 414; [2000] HCA 15 Hughes v The Queen [2018] NSWCCA 2 IMM v The Queen (2016) 257 CLR 300; [2016] HCA 14 Jiminez v The Queen (1992) 173 CLR 572; [1992] HCA 14 Kelly v The Queen (2004) 218 CLR 216; [2004] HCA 12 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 McBride v The Queen (1966) 115 CLR 44; [1966] HCA 22 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v Bauer [2018] HCA 40; 92 ALJR 846 R v Dickman (2017) 261 CLR 601; [2017] HCA 24 R v Esposito (1998) 45 NSWLR 442 R v Horton (1998) 45 NSWLR 426 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252; [2002] NSWCCA 343 Weiss v The Queen (2005) 224 CLR 300; [2005] HCA 81 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Albert Cvetjovski (Cvetkovski) (Appellant) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (Appellant) D Kell SC; E Jones (Respondent)