Regina v Martin [2001] NSWCCA 442

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Martin [2001] NSWCCA 442 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60580/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 26/10/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 October 2001

PARTIES : Regina Shane Leslie Martin JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Studdert J at 2; Ireland AJ at 42

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 98/12/0235 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Dodd DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : P G Berman SC - Crown P Byrne SC - Respondent SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor - Crown Naomi Hamilton - Respondent CATCHWORDS : Respondent sentenced by one Judge for a series of armed hold ups (13) within a period of approximately 3 months and later sentenced by another Judge for a series of 8 additional armed hold ups taking place within the same time-frame. The second sentences concurrent and effecting no increase in punishment. Failure to increase penalty held to be erroneous. LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act, 1912 Crimes Act, 1900 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 @ 66 R v Wheeler (2000) NSWCCA 34 Pearce v The Queen [1988] 194 CLR 110 CASES CITED: R v Itamua (2000) NSWCCA 502 R v Lemene (2001) NSWCCA 5 R v Holder and Johnston (1983) 3 NSWLR 247 R v Todd (1982) 2 NSWLR R v Moyse (1988) 38 A Crim R 169 DECISION : Crown appeal allowed ; Respondent re-sentenced; Sentence and non-parole period increased by 18 months.

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL

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SPIGELMAN CJ STUDDERT J IRELAND AJ