Regina v Foster [2001] NSWCCA 215

Reported Decision : (2001) 33 MVR 565

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Foster [2001] NSWCCA 215 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60044/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 17/05/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 May 2001

PARTIES : Regina v Michael Wayne Foster JUDGMENT OF : Giles JA at 1; Greg James J at 2; Badgery-Parker AJ at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 00/31/0256 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Bellear J OFFICER :

COUNSEL : G E Smith (Crown) M A Marty (Applicant) SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor (Crown) Cole and Butler (Applicant) CATCHWORDS : Dangerous driving occasioning death- Jurisic guidelines- "momentary reckless error of judgment"- gradations of culpability- suspended sentence not excessively lenient - :Crown appeal- discretion-Crown's attitude below- departure on appeal. - :Suspended sentence- two step procedure- reasons for - failure to follow may but does not necessarily reveal error in sentence. Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Home Dentention Act 1996 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Boswell (1984) 3 All ER 353 R v Davies (2000) NSWCCA 84 R v Pyritz (NSWCCA, unreported, 23 November 1998) R v Khatter (2000) NSWCCA 32 R v Howland (1999) 104 A Crim R 273 Everette v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 295 R v Wilson (1981) 28 SASR 362 R v Tait (1979) 24 ALR 473 CASES CITED: R v Thompson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Percic (1975) TasSR 62 Stevens v Giersch (1976) 14 SASR 81 R v SP (1997) 18 WAR 196 Dinsdale v R (2000) 175 ALR 315 R v Blackman and Walters (2001) NSWCCA 121 Elliot v Harris (1976) 13 SASR 516 R v P (1992) 64 A Crim R 381 R v Carter (1997) 91 A Crim R 222 R v Gillan (1991) 54 A Crim R 475 DECISION : Crown appeal dismissed