R v Radic [2001] NSWCCA 174

Reported Decision : 122 A Crim R 70

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Radic [2001] NSWCCA 174 revised - 1/06/2001 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60547/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 7/5/01 18/05/2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 May 2001

PARTIES : Regina Dragan Radic JUDGMENT OF : Hidden J at 1; Carruthers AJ at 2; Badgery-Parker AJ at 59

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 00/41/0135 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Goldring DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : W. Robinson QC (Crown) S. Odgers SC (Applicant) and R.J. Button (Applicant) SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor (Crown) D J Humphreys (Applicant) CATCHWORDS : Sentencing - Appellant committed for sentence to the District Court pursuant to s 51A of the Justices Act 1902 - One count of break, enter and steal specified jewellery to the value of $38,000 - Appellant adheres to plea of guilty in District Court and admits stealing electric drill (not particularised) but denies stealing the particularized jewellery - Consideration of appropriate procedure to be followed by the sentencing judge in such circumstances - necessity to comply carefully and precisely with terms of s 51A. Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Justices Act 1902 Lacis v Cashmarts [1969] 2 QB 400 Pilgram v Rice-Smith (1977) 65 Cr App R 142 R v Bamford (1972) 2 NSWLR 261 R v Burns (1920) 20 SR 351 R v Crombie [1999] NSWCCA 297 CASES CITED: R v Gibson (Unreported, NSWCCA 19 March 1987) R v Paauwe [1970] 3 NSWLR 125 R v Ponfield (1999) 48 NSWLR 327 R v Saxon (Unreported, NSWCCA, 21 April 1998) R v Thomson & Houlton (1999-2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Tideswell [1905] 2 KB 273 R v VHP (Unreported, NSWCCA 7 July 1997) DECISION : Leave to appeal granted. Appeal upheld. Sentence by Goldring DCJ set aside. New sentence: imprisonment for 3 years, commencing 27 April 2000 and expiring 26 April 2003. Non-parole period of 1 year and 9 months, commencing 27 April 2000 and expiring 26 January 2002, on which date the applicant is to be released to parole.