R v SIMON [2003] NSWCCA 147

Reported Decision : 142 A Crim R 166

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v SIMON [2003] NSWCCA 147 HEARING DATE(S) : 26 May 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 June 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Hidden J at 52; Carruthers AJ at 53 DECISION : 1 Grant leave to appeal; 2 Appeal allowed; 3 Quash the sentence imposed by Acting Judge Andrew on 10 August 2001; 4 In lieu thereof, the appellant, Christina Marie Simon, is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of four years and six months to commence on 11 April 2001 and expire on 10 October 2005 with a non-parole period of two years and six months to commence on 11 April 2001 making the appellant eligible for parole on 10 October 2003.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law - Sentence - Drug courier - Factors to be taken into account - Plea of guilty - Discount of sentence - Size of discount - Criminal Law - Sentence - Factors to be taken into account - Poor health - Skin disease - Rosacea Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Legislation Amendment (People Smuggling, Firearms Trafficking & Other Measures) Act 2002 Customs Act 1901 Justices Act 1902 Probation and Parole Act 1983 (NSW) Bernier (1998) 102 A CrimR 44 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 76 ALJR 382 Griffiths v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 372 Hendricks (2001) 125 A CrimR 303 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Institoris (2002) 129 A CrimR 458 R v Bimahendali (1999) 109 A CrimR 355 R v Bugeja [2001] NSWCCA 196 R v El Karhani (1990) 21 NSWLR 370 CASES CITED : R v L (unreported) NSWCCA, 17 June 1996 R v Nai Poon [2003] NSWCCA 42 R v Schofield [2003] NSWCCA 3 R v Sharma (2002) 54 NSWLR 300 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 R v Smith (1987) 44 SASR 587 R v Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Sopher (1993) 70 A CrimR 570 Sweet (2001) 125 A CrimR 341 The Queen v Shrestha (1991) 173 CLR 48 PARTIES : Christina Marie Simon - Applicant Crown - Respondent FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60504/02 COUNSEL : P Strickland - Applicant G J Bellew - Crown SOLICITORS : Mark Klees and Associates - Applicant Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions - Crown