R v Hernando [2002] NSWCCA 489

Reported Decision : (2002) 136 A Crim R 451

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Hernando [2002] NSWCCA 489 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60253/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 24 July 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 December 2002

PARTIES : Regina v Janian Hernando JUDGMENT OF : Heydon JA at 1; Levine J at 31; Carruthers AJ at 32

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 01/21/3323 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Moore ADCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr G E Smith (Crown) Mr D Dalton (Respondent) SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor (Crown) D J Humphreys (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - robbery in company - Crimes Act 1900 s 97(1) - sentence - adequacy - Crown appeal - Criminal law - appeals - Crown appeals - appeals by convicted persons - different principles applying - Crown delay in lodging appeal - delay in hearing of appeal - relevance - discretion of Court of Criminal Appeal not to intervene notwithstanding appellable error - Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) s 5D LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Griffiths v R (1977) 137 CLR 293 R v Osenkowski (1982) 30 SASR 212 Pearce v R (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Griggs (2000) 111 A Crim R 233 R v Malone [2000] NSWCCA 156 R v Simpson [201] NSWCCA 534 Power v R (1974) 131 CLR 623 R v Poihipi [2001] NSWCCA 306 CASES CITED: Ketteman v Hansel Properties Pty Ltd [1987]1 AC 189 R v Holder [1983] 2 NSWLR 245 R v Hicks (1987) 45 SASR 270 R v Potter (unreported, 12 April 1994) R v Hallocoglu (1992) 29 NSWLR 67 R v Carngham (1978) 140 CLR 487 Everett v R (1994) 181 CLR 295 R v Kyroglou [1999] NSWCCA 106 R v Horne [1999] NSWCCA 391 R v Harris (2001) 121 A Crim R 380 DECISION : Appeal dismissed.