Regina v Pyrda [2001] NSWCCA 230

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Pyrda [2001] NSWCCA 230 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60857/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 20/06/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 June 2001

PARTIES : Regina v Marak Pyrda JUDGMENT OF : Howie J at 1; Smart AJ at 27

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 00/21/0256 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Puckeridge DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : M.C. Marien - Crown C.J. Lyons - Applicant SOLICITORS : S.E. O'Connor - Crown D.J. Humphreys - Applicant CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law and Procedure - backdate sentence - Appeal - refusal of appellate court to intervene notwithstanding error Crimes Act 1900 - s 112 LEGISLATION CITED : Justices Act 1902 - s51A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - ss 24(a), 44, 47(2)(a) R v McHugh (1985) 1 NSWLR 588 R v Deeble (NSWCCA, unreported, 19 September 1991) R v Close (1992) 32 NSWLR 743 CASES CITED: R v Reid (NSWCCA, unreported, 26 March 1997) R v Cook [1999] NSWCCA 234 R v English [2000] NSWCCA 245 R v Kaiva (NSWCCA, unreported, 9 November 1998) R v Sae (NSWCCA, unreported, 3 April 1997) DECISION : Application for leave granted, appeal allowed to the extent that the sentences imposed by Puckeridge DCJ are to commence from 29 November 2000 and the applicant is to be released to parole on 28 March 2002. The parole is subject to the conditions imposed by Puckeridge DCJ.

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL

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