Regina v Carrion [2000] NSWCCA 191

Reported Decision : [2000] 49 NSWLR 149 [2000] 113 A Crim R 39

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Carrion [2000] NSWCCA 191 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60648/99 HEARING DATE(S) : Friday 12 May 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 May 2000

PARTIES : Regina v Roy Carrion JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Wood CJ at CL at 21; Foster AJA at 22; Grove J at 23; James J at 53

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 98/11/0890 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Woods DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : P.G. Berman with M. Grogan (Crown/Applicant) J.S. Stratton (Respondent) SOLICITORS : S.E. O'Connor (Applicant) T.A. Murphy (Respondent CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law and Procedure - Sentence - Crown Appeal Against Inadequacy - Drug Trafficking - Absence of Exceptional Circumstances - Full Time Custody Required - Resentence - Applicability of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 After Successful Crown Appeal Against Original Sentence Imposed Prior to Proclamation of that Act. Sentencing Act 1989 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999 Interpretation Act Act 1987 R v GDR 1994 35 NSWLR 376 R v Hampton 1998 46 NSWLR 729 R v Bloomfield 1998 44 NSWLR 734 Rodway v The Queen 1990 169 CLR 515 Radenkovic v The Queen 1990 170 CLR 623 Siganto v The Queen 1998 194 CLR 656 CASES CITED: Breeze v R 1999 106 A Crim R 441 Samuels v Songaila 1977 16 SASR 397 Bakker v Stewart 1980 VR 17 R v Mason & Saunders 1997 98 A Crim R 204 R v Cacciola Unreported CCA 15 October 1998 Griffiths v The Queen 1997 137 CLR 293 R v Bond 1990 48 A Crim R 1 DECISION : Crown Appeal Allowed ; Respondent Resentenced.