Lord v R [2020] NSWCCA 208

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lord v R [2020] NSWCCA 208 Hearing dates: 22 July 2020 Date of orders: 24 August 2020 Decision date: 24 August 2020 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1] Garling J at [2] Wright J at [68] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against sentence —Applicant drove wife into river in a fit of rage and then attempted to rescue her – Applicant pleaded guilty to manslaughter - whether significance of rescue was diminished as a mitigating factor – no issue of principle CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against sentence — Manifest excess – whether sentence was manifestly excessive in the circumstances – ground of appeal dismissed – no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cases Cited: Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 202 CLR 321 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: Edward Kenneth Lord (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S J Odgers SC (Applicant) F Veltro / C Curtis (Respondent)

Solicitors: R Hill (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2017/62100 Publication restriction: Not Applicable Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court of NSW Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Citation: R v Lord [2020] NSWSC 82 Date of Decision: 21 February 2020 Before: Harrison J File Number(s): 2017/62100