Regina v Allan Wayne SCHODDE [2003] NSWCCA 164

Reported Decision : 142 A Crim R 307

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Allan Wayne SCHODDE [2003] NSWCCA 164 HEARING DATE(S) : 7/5/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 June 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Giles JA at 1; Bell J at 2; Carruthers AJ at 35 DECISION : Extend the time in which to bring the application; Grant the application; Allow the appeal and quash the sentences imposed in the District Court and in lieu thereof substitute the following sentences; (i) count 1 - three years imprisonment to date from 30 October 2002 and to expire on 29 October 2005. Specify a non-parole period of eighteen months and direct the applicant's release on parole at the expiration of the non-parole period on 29 April 2004; (ii) counts 2, 3 & 4 - six months imprisonment to date from 30 October 2002 and to expire on 29 April 2003; 4. Stay the execution of Order 3 for a period of fourteen days from today's date to allow the applicant the opportunity to make any application to this Court as he may be advised to make

CATCHWORDS : Periodic detention - need to fix term of sentence before considering alternatives to full-time custody Criminal Appeal Act 1912 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Neal v The Queen (1982) 149 CLR 305 R v Bacon [2000] NSWCCA 549 R v Bang (unreported, NSWCCA, 1 September 1992) R v Butcher [2001] NSWCCA 188 R v CBK [2002] NSWCCA 457 R v Fogg [2002] NSWCCA 395 R v Foster [2001] NSWCCA 215 R v Hanslow [2002] NSWCCA 161 R v Hennock [2002] NSWCCA 229 R v Hofer [2001] NSWCCA 544 CASES CITED : R v JCE [2000] NSWCCA 498; 120 A Crim R 18 R v Kym [2002] NSWCCA 235 R v McHugh (1985) 1 NSWLR 588 R v Meyer [2002] NSWCCA 451 R v Parsons & Poore [2002] NSWCCA 296 R v Sadebath (unreported, NSWCCA, 14 May 1992) R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 R v Smiroldo [2002] NSWCCA 120; 112 A Crim R 47 R v Smith [2002] NSWCCA 378 R v Sommerville (1995) 36 NSWLR 184 R v Wegener [1999] NSWCCA 405 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 PARTIES : Regina Allan Wayne SCHODDE (Applicant) FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60105/03 COUNSEL : LMB Lamprati Helen Cox (Applicant) SOLICITORS : SE O'Connor DJ Humphreys