Obierzynski v R [2019] NSWCCA 103

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Obierzynski v R [2019] NSWCCA 103 Hearing dates: 6 May 2019 Date of orders: 07 June 2019 Decision date: 07 June 2019 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Harrison J at [2] Hamill J at [2] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – conviction appeal – where applicant convicted of having taken and driven a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner in circumstances of aggravation – whether trial judge erred in circumstantial evidence direction to the jury – whether trial judge erroneously minimised the lack of identification of the applicant as the important issue in the applicant's response to the Crown case – whether trial judge should have excluded parts of the ERISP in which the police purported to identify the applicant in CCTV footage – whether verdict is unreasonable – appeal dismissed

CRIME – sentence appeal – where applicant sentenced to imprisonment of 7 years with non-parole period of 5 years – whether sentence manifestly excessive – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 154C Cases Cited: Atai v R [2014] NSWCCA 210 Barca v The Queen (1975) 133 CLR 82; [1975] HCA 42 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Libke v The Queen (2007) 230 CLR 559; [2007] HCA 30 Lowndes v The Queen (1999) 195 CLR 665; [1999] HCA 29 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 Mackenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348; [1996] HCA 35 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606; [2002] HCA 53 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Mundarra Smith v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 650; [2001] HCA 50 R v Wilson (2005) 62 NSWLR 346; [2005] NSWCCA 20 SKA v The Queen (2011) 243 CLR 400; [2011] HCA 13 South v R [2007] NSWCCA 117 The Queen v Baden-Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 35 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Zachary Obierzynski (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (Applicant) K Ratcliffe (Respondent)