Lopes v Cook [2020] NSWSC 1776

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lopes v Cook [2020] NSWSC 1776 Hearing dates: 7 December 2020 Decision date: 09 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal against conviction and sentence. (2) Dismiss the appeal. (3) Order the plaintiffs to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against conviction — Property offences — Aggravated unlawful entry on inclosed lands — Defences — Necessity — Whether magistrate erred CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against sentence — Manifest excess SENTENCING — Appeal against sentence — Co-offenders — Disparity between sentences — Where same penalty imposed on all offenders — Alleged disparity due to differing financial circumstances of offenders Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), ss 52, 53, 55, 72 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 9, 10, 17 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 191 Fines Act 1996 (NSW), s 6 Inclosed Lands Protection Act 1901 (NSW), s 4B Public Order (Protection of Persons and Property) Act 1971 (Cth) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 23 Cases Cited: B v R [2015] NSWCCA 103 Clarkson v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 70; (2007) 171 A Crim R 1 Cunningham v Cunningham (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 954 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Eakin v R [2020] NSWCCA 294 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606; [1984] HCA 46 Maritime Authority of New South Wales v Rofe (2012) 84 NSWLR 51; [2012] NSWSC 5 Mark v Henshaw (1998) 85 FCR 555 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Mattar v R [2012] NSWCCA 98 Perka v The Queen (1984) 14 CCC (3d) 385 R v Loughnan [1981] VR 443 R v PL [2009] NSWCCA 256; (2009) 199 A Crim R 199 Re Appeal of White (1987) 9 NSWLR 427 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 6 RH v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2014] NSWCA 305; (2014) 244 A Crim R 221; Rogers v R (1996) 86 A Crim R 542 Sayer-Jones v Director of Public Prosecutions (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1786 Taiapa v The Queen (2009) 240 CLR 95: [2009] HCA 53 Turner v Wheeler (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 431 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629; [2003] HCA 14 Zecevic v DPP (Vic) (1987) 162 CLR 645; [1987] HCA 26 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ana Lopes (First plaintiff) Peter Maresch (Second plaintiff) Charlize Reynierse (Third plaintiff) Catherine Smith (Fourth plaintiff) Maria Veira (Fifth plaintiff) Andrew Faulkner (Sixth plaintiff) Peter Cook (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Singleton (Plaintiffs) J Caldwell (Defendant)