R v Hofer [2001] NSWCCA 544

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Hofer [2001] NSWCCA 544 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60421/2001 HEARING DATE(S) : 14 December 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 December 2001

PARTIES : Regina Rudolph Hofer JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1, 39; Sperling J at 38

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 01/31/0084 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Coolahan DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : G E Smith PJD Hamill SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor D J Humphreys CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against severity of sentence - supply of methylamphetamine - possession of cannabis - earlier offence inappropriately taken into account during sentence - double jeopardy principle - error on the face of the record - Use of Judicial Commission Statistics for comparison with like offences - existing sentence excessive to a small degree only. LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 6(3) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985, s 25A Regina v Bacon (2000) NSWCCA 549 Regina v Barton (2001) NSWCCA 63 Regina v Bloomfield NSWCCA 15 July 1998) Regina v Carter (2000) NSWCCA 490 Regina v Daridis NSWCCA 18 December 1986 Regina v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383 R v Groat (2001) NSWCCA 452 Regina v Hayes (2001) NSWCCA 410 Regina v Hoon and Pouoa (2000) NSWCCA 137 CASES CITED: Regina v Huang and Lin (2001) NSWCCA 76 Regina v Khaled (2001) NSWCCA 169 Regina v McMahon NSWCCA 4 April 1986 Regina v Nuth (2001) NSWCCA 318 R v Ryan (2001) 75 ALJR 815 at para 67 Regina v Smiroldo (2000) NSWCCA 120 Regina v Tannous NSWCCA 18 June 1997 Regina v Thompson (2000) NSWCCA 362 Regina v Tipler (2000) NSWCCA 382 Regina v Tran (1990) NSWCCA 109 DECISION : Leave to appeal granted. Appeal allowed. Sentence below quashed. New sentence of 4 years imprisonment, commencing 9 November 2000 and expiring on 8 November 2004.