Regina v Alexander [2000] NSWCCA 458

Reported Decision : [2000] 118 A Crim R 350

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Alexander [2000] NSWCCA 458 revised - 3/11/2000 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60176/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 27/10/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 27 October 2000

PARTIES : Regina v John Alexander JUDGMENT OF : Whealy J at 1

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Drug Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 99/0038 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Judge Milson OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Ms P. Hock - Crown H. Dhanji - Appellant SOLICITORS : S. E. O'Connor - DPP D. J. Humphreys - Appellant

Criminal Appeal Act 1912 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act Drug Court Act 1998 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v EPA (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 at 692 The Queen v McCrea (2000) NSWCCA 300 The Queen v WHS (NSWCCA 27 March 1995) R v Leon (NSWCCA 30 November 1994 unreported) Histollo Pty Ltd v The Director General of National Parks & Wildlife Services (1998) 45 NSWLR 661 CASES CITED: The Queen v Fahda (1999) NSWCCA 67 R v Sconamiglio (1991) 56 A Crim R 81 R v Letteri (NSWCCA 18 March 1992, unreported) R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 68 R v Mooney (Victoria 1 June 1978 (unreported) The Queen v Henry Vol 46 NSWLR at 394 DECISION : I make orders as follows: ; 1. I set aside the sentence of Milson DCJ of the Drug Court of New South Wales passed on 24 February 2000 in relation to the break, enter and steal offence committed at Paddington on 23 June 1999.; 2. In relation to that charge, I re-sentence the appellant to a term of imprisonment of 8 months commencing on 23 September 2000 with a non parole period of 3 months. I order that the appellant be released on parole on 22 December 2000.