Regina v Philips; Regina v Simpson [2002] NSWCCA 167

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Philips; Regina v Simpson [2002] NSWCCA 167 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60720/01; 60721/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 May 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 May 2002

PARTIES : Regina v Stephen John Philips Regina v Danielle Simpson JUDGMENT OF : Greg James J at 1; Carruthers AJ at 2

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 01/11/0832; 01/11/0879 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL His Honour Judge Shillington QC OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Crown - W.G. Dawe QC Applicants - M. Johnson (Philips); H. Dhanji (Simpson) Crown - S.E. O'Connor SOLICITORS : Applicants - Ross Hill & Associates (Philips); D.J. Humphreys (Simpson) CATCHWORDS : Sentencing appeals - sentencing judge did not quantify discount for plea of guilty - further, did not specifically backdate sentence for pre-sentence custody - desirability of quantifying discount for plea and backdating for pre-sentence custody emphasised - R v Howard [2001] NSWCCA 309 applied Crimes Act 1900, s 97(1) LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, ss 21A(2)(c)(iii) , 22(1), 24, 47(3) Justices Act 1902, s 51A Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Regina v Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 Regina v Deeble (CCA, 19 September 1991, unreported) Regina v English [2000] NSWCCA 245 Regina v Frascella [2001] NSWCCA 137 CASES CITED: Regina v Henry & Ors (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 Regina v Hitchens [1983] 3 NSWLR 318 Regina v Howard [2001] NSWCCA 309 Regina v McHugh (1985) 1 NSWLR 588 Regina v Rose [2001] NSWCCA 370 Regina v Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Regina v Thwaites (CCA 1993, unreported) DECISION : Philips - Leave to appeal granted, appeal dismissed.; Simpson - Leave to appeal granted, appeal allowed. Sentence varied; see par 64.