REGINA v. QUINN [2000] NSWCCA 446

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : REGINA v. QUINN [2000] NSWCCA 446 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA No. 60270 of 1998 HEARING DATE(S) : Friday 8 September 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 27 October 2000

PARTIES : REGINA v. QUINN, Peter Andrew JUDGMENT OF : Fitzgerald JA at 1; Newman J at 2; Greg James J at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 96/21/1041 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Cantrill, ADCJ. OFFICER :

Crown: W.G. Dawe QC. COUNSEL : App: In person (conviction) App: J.S. Andrews (sentence) Crown: S.E. O'Connor SOLICITORS : App: In person (conviction) App: Maureen Fanning & Associates (sentence) CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - sexual assault - appeal against conviction - unrepresented appellant - identification - sufficiency of evidence - absence of identification parade, sufficient reason therefor - fresh evidence - lack of cogency - adequacy of legal representation - no basis for complaint - complaint of bias - no substance - sufficient evidence to support conviction - leave to appeal against sentence - sentence manifestly excessive. LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Mickelberg (1989) 167 CLR 259 Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 Ignjatic (1993) 68 A. Crim. R. 333 Fleming (1998) 158 ALR 379 CASES CITED: Gipp (1998) 194 CLR 106 M (1994) 181 CLR 487 Jones (1997) 149 ALR 598 Siganto (1999) 159 ALR 94 Carrion [2000] NSWCCA 191 DECISION : Appeal against conviction dismissed; leave to appeal against sentence granted and the appeal against sentence upheld; sentence quashed and in lieu thereof the offender be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for nine years commencing 14 May 1998 and expiring 13 May 2007 with a non-parole period of seven years which will expire on 13 May 2005. The earliest date on which the offender will be eligible for release will be 13 May 2005.