R v Lemene [2001] NSWCCA 5

Reported Decision : (2001) 118 A Crim R 131

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Lemene [2001] NSWCCA 5 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60370/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 8/12/2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 February 2001

PARTIES : Regina Remy Lemene JUDGMENT OF : Simpson J at 1; Dowd J at 12

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 99/11/0108 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Shillington DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : LMB Lamprati- Crown CB Craigie- Appellant SOLICITORS : SE O'Connor- Crown DJ Humphreys- Appellant CATCHWORDS : Appeal against severity of sentence - Error in applying Pearce v The Queen conceded - Error in taking matters into account - Re-sentencing - Application of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Sentencing Act 1989 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610. R v Gardner (Unreported, NSWCCA, 12/4/1994, Carruthers J, Abadee and Blanch JJ). R v Hammoud (Unreported, NSWCCA, 15/12/2000, Mason P, Simpson and Dowd JJ). R v Henry & Ors (1996) 46 NSWLR 436. CASES CITED: R v Hodge (Unreported, NSWCCA, 2/11/1993, Hunt CJ at CL, Allen J and Loveday AJ). R v Jenkyns (Unreported, NSWCCA, 19/5/1993, Sheller JA, Wood and Sully JJ). R v Morgan (1993) 70 A Crim R 368. R v Thompson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309. R v Vougdis (1989) 41 A Crim R 125. DECISION : 1. Application granted; 2. Appeal allowed; 3. That the sentences imposed by Shillington DCJ be quashed; 4. For re-sentencing, see paragraph 68.