NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2002) 129 A Crim R 229
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : REGINA v. VAN [2002] NSWCCA 148 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA No. 60623 of 2001 HEARING DATE(S) : Wednesday 3 April 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 May 2002
PARTIES : REGINA v. VAN, Narong JUDGMENT OF : Hodgson JA at 1; Greg James J at 2; Kirby J at 66
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 01/21/3053 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Sides, DCJ. OFFICER :
COUNSEL : Crown: G.E. Smith App: A.J. Bellanto, QC. SOLICITORS : Crown: S.E. O'Connor App: Mark Klees & Associates CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - plea of guilty - appeal - principles applicable - claimed misunderstanding of charge - claim rejected. LEGISLATION CITED : Drug Misuse & Trafficking Act 1985 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Thompson & Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Sagiv (1986) 22 A. Crim. R. 73 Boag (1994) 73 A. Crim. R. 35 Meissner (1995) 184 CLR 132 Maxwell (1995) 184 CLR 501 Ross (NSWCCA, 20.2.94) Liberti (1991) 55 A. Crim. R. 120 CASES CITED: Houra [2001] NSWCCA 61 Iral [1999] NSWCCA 368 Wilkes [2001] NSWCCA 97 McLean [2001] NSWCCA 58 KCH [2001] NSWCCA 273 Becheru (CCA, 6.4.01) Toro-Martinez (2000) 114 A. Crim. R. 533 House (1936) 55 CLR 499 Pearce (1998) 103 A. Crim.R. 372 DECISION : Grant the extension of time sought and the leave to appeal against sentence, but dismiss the appeal against both conviction and sentence.
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