R v Institoris [2002] NSWCCA 8

Reported Decision : (2002) 129 A Crim R 458

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Institoris [2002] NSWCCA 8 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60271 of 2001; 60399 of 2001 HEARING DATE(S) : 4 October 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 February 2002

PARTIES : REGINA v ROBERT INSTITORIS JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Levine J at 2; Howie J at 76

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 97/11/0123 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Kinchington J OFFICER :

R Sutherland S.C. (Crown) COUNSEL : C Loukas (Respondent)

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown)

SOLICITORS : Mark Rumore (Respondent)

In Person (Appellant) CATCHWORDS : Crown appeal on inadequacy of sentence - counterfeiting - gravity of offence - general deterrence - no settled range of sentences LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Currency) Act 1981 (Cth) Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 74 ALJR 1538 Everett v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 295 Gilson v The Queen (1991) 172 CLR 353 Griffiths v The Queen (1977) 137 CLR 293 Hammoud (2000) 118 A Crim R 66 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Ibbs v The Queen (1987) 163 CLR 447 Lowndes v The Queen (1999) 195 CLR 665 Malvaso v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 227 Oliver (1980) 7 A Crim R 174 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 Queen v Alpass (1993) 72 A Crim R 561 R v Holder & Johnston (1983) 3 NSWLR 245 CASES CITED: R v Tait (1979) 46 FLR 386 Regina v Baker [2000] NSWCCA 85 Regina v Hart [1999] NSWCCA 204 Regina v Vachalec (1981) 1 NSWLR 351 Regina v Thompson & Coulton [2000] 15 A Crim R 105 The Queen v Anthony Frank Howard [1986] 82 Cr. App. R. 262 The Queen v Bugeja [2001] NSWCCA 196 The Queen v Eddy Grant (Court of Criminal Appeal (Victoria), unreported, 27 June 1994) The Queen v G R Beeforth (Court of Criminal Appeal, unreported, 24 November 1995) The Queen v M K T Joon (Court of Criminal Appeal, unreported, 8 April 1994) The Queen v Rohde & Ors (1985) 17 A Crim R 166 The Queen v Smith (1987) 44 SASR 458 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64 DECISION : By majority 1. Crown appeal allowed 2. Respondent appeal dismissed. Sentence on Count 12 quashed and in lieu respondent sentenced to 5 years imprisonment to commence on 29 May 2004; non-parole period of 5 years and 6 months to date from 29 May 2000 and expire on 28 November 2005, the date upon which respondent is eligible for release to parole