Regina v Bednarz [2000] NSWCCA 533

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Bednarz [2000] NSWCCA 533 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60281/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 4 December 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 December 2000

PARTIES : Regina v Janice Bednarz JUDGMENT OF : Simpson J at 1; Howie J at 17

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 00/11/0075 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Viney DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : J. Crespo (Applicant) M. Grogan (Crown) SOLICITORS : Jack Rigg (Applicant) S.E. O'Connor (Crown) CATCHWORDS : Sentence - effect of imprisonment on third parties - mental state of offender and general deterrence LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 - s 26 Crimes (Sentencing) Procedure Act 1999 - s 44 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v Wirth (1976) 14 SASR 291 R v T (1990) 47 A Crim R 29 R v Carlton (unreported, 14 April 1989) R v Niga (unreported, 13 April 1994, CCA) R v Roberts (unreported, 31 August 1989) CASES CITED: R v Spruce (unreported, 18 October 1990, CCA) R v Tiki (unreported, 24 August 1994, CCA) R v Toomalati [2000] NSW CCA 105 R v Wilmot (unreported, 4 July 1994, CCA) R v Dib (unreported, 13 September 1991, CCA) Scognamilio (1919) A Crim R 81 R v Letteri (CCA (NSW), unreported, 18 March 1992) R v Heather (CCA (NSW), unreported, 1 August 1995) DECISION : Leave to appeal granted. Appeal allowed. Sentence quashed. In lieu the applicant is sentenced to 5 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 2 years to date from 27/4/2000 and to expire on 27/4/2002 the date the applicant is eligible to be released to parole.