Regina v Murray Douglas DALE [2008] NSWDC 343

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Regina v Murray Douglas DALE [2008] NSWDC 343

HEARING DATE(S): 25/06/08, 12/09/08

JUDGMENT DATE: 9 October 2008

JURISDICTION: Criminal

JUDGMENT OF: Norrish QC DCJ

Dangerous driving occasioning death - Convicted, sentence NPP 18 months to be served by way of periodic detention. Sentence and NPP to commence 25/04/09, NPP expires on 24/10/10, sentence expires on 24/10/11. Do act etc with intent to pervert the course of justice. Convicted, sentence to imprisonment of 15 months to be serve by way of periodic deterntion. To commence 25/10/08 and expire on 24/01/10. DECISION: Driving in a manner dangerous. Disqualified from using driver's licence for 2 years commencing 09/10/08. S166 Offices - drive with 3 unrestrained passengers - fined $100. Use unregisteed registrable Class A motor vehicle - fined $500. Other offences - seq 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10 are dismissed.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - dangerous driving causing death

LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999

R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Henry (1999) 47 NSWLR 346 R v Wong (1999) 48 NSWLR 340 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25 R v Errington [1999] NSWCCA 18 R v Errington (2005) 157 A Crim R 553 R v Berg (2004) 41 MVR 399 R v Tzanis (2005) 44 MVR 160 R v Takoai (2004) 149 ACR 593 R v Gardiner [2004] NSWCCA 365 CASES CITED: R v Khatter [2000] NSWCCA 32 Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Sharma[2002] NSWCCA 142 R v Pisciuneri [2007] NSWCCA 265 R v Giang [2005] NSWCCA 387 R v Bloomfield (1998) 44 NSWLR 734 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 Veen (No 2) v The Queen (1988) 164 CLR 365 R v Elyard [2006] NSWCCA 43 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 Douar v The Queen (2005) 159 A Crim R 154 R v Hallocoglu (1992) 29 NSWLR 67 R v Rivkin (2004) 59 NSWLR 284