Regina v Clarke [2001] NSWCCA 223

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Clarke [2001] NSWCCA 223 revised - 7/08/2001 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60462/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 1 June 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 June 2001

PARTIES : Regina v John William Clarke JUDGMENT OF : Dowd J at 40, 42; Smart AJ at 1; Einfeld AJ at 41

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 0021/3041 - 98/21/3135 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Sides DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : (A) A J Bellanto QC (C) M C Grogan SOLICITORS : (A) Laurence J Treanor & Co (C) S E O'Connor CATCHWORDS : Sentencing - Application of principle of totality LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1914 (C'wealth) R v Visconti (1982) 2 NSWLR 104 R v Pearce (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Close (1993) 65 A Crim R 55 R v Longley NSWCCA unreported 21 April 1994 CASES CITED: R v Heard NSWCCA unreported 5 April 2000 R v Watt NSWCCA unreported 22 March 2000 R v Langbein NSWCCA unreported 29 May 2000 R v Wong & Leung (1999) 48 NSWLR 340 R v Thompson & R v Houlton (2000) 115 A Crim R 104 DECISION : Leave to appeal against Commonwealth offence granted - appeal allowed - sentence quashed - in lieu applicant sentenced in respect of Commonwealth offence to 3 years imprisonment dating from 26 April 2000 - decline to set non-parole period; Leave to appeal against State offence granted - appeal allowed - sentence quashed - in lieu applicant sentenced to imprisonment for 5½ years commencing 26 April 2003 with non-parole period of 2½ years commencing that day and ending 25 October 2005.