R v THOMSON; R v HOULTON [2000] NSWCCA 309

Reported Decision : 49 NSWLR 383 115 A Crim R 104

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v THOMSON; R v HOULTON [2000] NSWCCA 309 revised - 6/10/2000 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60705/99; 60716/99; 60237/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 12 May 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 August 2000

Regina David John Thomson PARTIES : Edward Joseph Curtis Houlton Attorney General for the State of New South Wales (Intervening) Public Defender (Intervening) JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Wood CJ at CL at 163; Foster AJA at 164; Grove J at 165; James J at 166

P G Berman with M Grogan (Crown/Applicant) J Doris (Respondent Thomson) T A Game SC with SJ Odgers (Respondent Houlton) COUNSEL : D G Dalton (Respondent Ramos) T Buddin SC with Haesler (Attorney General (NSW)) J S Stratton (Respondent Carrion) J Nicholson SC with AP Cook (Public Defender) S E O'Connor (Crown) Neil J O'Connor and Associates (Respondent Thomson) SOLICITORS : D J Humphreys (Respondents Houlton and Carrion) John B Hajje & Associates (Respondent Ramos) I V Knight (Attorney General (NSW)) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - sentencing guidelines - guilty plea Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999

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