IN THE MATTER OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S APPLICATION (NO 1) UNDER s26 OF THE CRIMINAL APPEAL ACT; R v PONFIELD; R v SCOTT; R v RYAN; R v JOHNSON [1999] NSWCCA 435

Reported Decision : 48 NSWLR 327

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal CITATION : IN THE MATTER OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S APPLICATION (NO 1) UNDER s26 OF THE CRIMINAL APPEAL ACT; R v PONFIELD; R v SCOTT; R v RYAN; R v JOHNSON [1999] NSWCCA 435 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA A00001/99; 60326/99; 60198/99; 60498/98; 60076/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 1 October 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 December 1999

Attorney General Regina PARTIES : Robert George Ponfield Phillip John Scott Shannon Ryan Jason Lisle Johnson JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Grove J at 2; Sully J at 54

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 98/41/0245; 97/31/0415; 97/31/0501; 96/31/0547; 98/21/1067; 98/21/3187; 98/21/3239 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : J B Phelan DCJ (Attorney General & Ponfield); McGuire DCJ (Scott); Nield DCJ (Ryan); Ford DCJ (Johnson)

Appellants T L Buddin SC / R Burgess (Attorney General) C K Maxwell QC / M Buscombe (Ponfield) S J Odgers (Scott) COUNSEL : P J D Hamill (Ryan) P Byrne SC (Johnson) Respondents J C Nicholson QC (Public Defender) (Attorney General) J S Stratton (Ponfield) C K Maxwell QC / M Buscombe (Scott, Ryan, Johnson) Appellants I V Knight (Attorney General) S E O'Connor (Ponfield) T A Murphy (Scott) SOLICITORS : Heenan & Co (Ryan) Naomi Hamilton (Johnson) Respondents T A Murphy (Ponfield) S E O'Connor (Scott, Ryan, Johnson) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW; PARTICULAR OFFENCES; property offences; breaking, entering and stealing, s112(1) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW); CRIMINAL LAW; SENTENCING; sentencing guidelines; appropriateness of a guideline judgment; prevalence of the offence; impact on prison population; particular offender profiles; CRIMINAL LAW; SENTENCING; type of guideline; quantitative guidelines not appropriate; variety of circumstances in which offence committed; majority of cases heard in local court; sentencing considerations outlines; circumstances of aggravation and mitigation Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ACTS CITED : Larceny Act 1861 (Imp) Crimes (Amendment) Act 1966 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) DECISION :