Omar Elbaba v Regina [2017] NSWDC 196

Omar Elbaba v Regina [2017] NSWDC 196

The evidence established beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant was the driver during the offences, failed to disclose identity, assaulted and resisted police officers acting in execution of their duty, possessed a knife in public place without reasonable excuse, and police exercised powers lawfully during arrest without excessive force.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 June 2017
Procedural Posture
Criminal Conviction Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction in District Court
Outcome
Appeal against conviction dismissed
Legal Topics
['assault Police in Execution of Duty' 'actual Bodily Harm' 'resist Officer' 'custody of Knife in Public Place' 'police Pursuit' 'failure to Stop' 'driving Recklessly' 'driving Dangerously' 'procedural Fairness' 'appeal Process' 'evidence and Credit Findings']
['criminal Law'] ['assault Police in Execution of Duty' 'actual Bodily Harm' 'resist Officer' 'custody of Knife in Public Place' 'police Pursuit' 'failure to Stop' 'driving Recklessly' 'driving Dangerously' 'procedural Fairness' 'appeal Process' 'evidence and Credit Findings']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Conviction Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction in District Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether appellant was the driver during police pursuit and driving offences' 'Whether appellant failed to disclose identity' 'Whether appellant assaulted police officers' 'Whether appellant resisted police officers' 'Whether appellant possessed a knife in a public place without reasonable excuse' 'Whether police exercised lawful powers during arrest' 'Whether excessive force was used by police during arrest']

Ratio Decidendi

The evidence established beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant was the driver during the offences, failed to disclose identity, assaulted and resisted police officers acting in execution of their duty, possessed a knife in public place without reasonable excuse, and police exercised powers lawfully during arrest without excessive force.

Court Disposition

Appeal against conviction dismissed

Orders

  • ['Appeal dismissed']