R v King [2001] NSWCCA 18

Reported Decision : (2001) 33 MVR 181

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v King [2001] NSWCCA 18 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60655/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 8 February 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 February 2001

PARTIES : Crown - Appellant Toby William King - Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Grove J at 43; Kirby J at 44

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 99/31/0238 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Moore DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : M C Marien - Crown P M Strickland - Respondent

SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor - Crown D J Humphreys - Respondent CATCHWORDS : Criminal law and procedure - Aggravated dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm - Appeal by Crown against sentence - when sentence of periodic detention appropriate - whether collision was due to 'momentary inattention or misjudgment' - Crimes Act 1900, s52A(4) - Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s5D LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Tomson [1999] NSWCCA 308 R v Guilfoyle (1973) 57 Cr App R 549 R v Wegener [1999] NSWCCA 405 CASES CITED: R v Khatter [2000] NSWCCA 32 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 74 ALJR 1538 Everett v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 295 Howland (1999) 104 A CrimR 273 R v Pelho (unreported) NSWCCA 1 August 1997 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 DECISION : 1. Appeal allowed; 2. Sentence below quashed; 3. In lieu thereof, the respondent sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two years to commence on 8 September 2000 with a non-parole period of twelve months; 4. The respondent be released on parole on 7 September 2001; 5. The order for disqualification made by the sentencing Judge should be affirmed.