Regina v SDM [2001] NSWCCA 158

Reported Decision : 51 NSWLR 530 127 A Crim R 318

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v SDM [2001] NSWCCA 158 revised - 8/05/2001 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60191/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 March 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 May 2001

PARTIES : Crown - Respondent SDM - Applicant JUDGMENT OF : Giles JA at 1; Wood CJ at CL at 4; Simpson J at 22

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 99/71/0057 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Shillington DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : R D Cogswell SC with Ms B Baker - Crown A Haesler - Applicant SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor - Crown D J Humphreys - Applicant CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - sentencing - armed robbery - juvenile - whether manifestly excessive - whether Henry [1999] 46 NSWLR 346 guideline applicable to juvenile offenders - Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987. LEGISLATION CITED : Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 R v Henry [1999] 46 NSWLR 346 Jack Sua [2000] NSWCCA 94, unreported, 23 February 2000 RLS [2000] NSWCCA 175 Douglas NSWCCA 11 December 1998 Lattouf NSWCCA 12 December 1996 Kable (1995) 36 NSWLR 374 Karacic 2001 NSWCCA 12 R v Ngui and Tiong (2000) 111 A Crim R 593 Walters and JB (2001) NSWCCA 121 CASES CITED: Tran (1999) NSWCCA 109 Townsend & Cooper NSW CCA 14 February 1995 Biggs NSWCCA 5 March 1997 Kama [2000] NSWCCA 23, 110 A Crim R 47 GDP (1991) 53 A Crim R 112 Sharbon NSWCCA 5 December 1991 Wilkie NSWCCA 2 July 1992 R v Pham and Ly (1991) 55 A Crim R 128 R Hearne [1999] NSWCCA 605 R Hearne [2001] NSWCCA 37 DECISION : Leave to appeal granted, appeal dismissed.