REGINA v FERNANDO [2002] NSWCCA 28

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : REGINA v FERNANDO [2002] NSWCCA 28 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60171/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 8 February 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 February 2002

PARTIES : Regina Stanley John Fernando JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Wood CJ at CL at 85; Kirby J at 86

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 01/61/0024 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Moore DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : G E Smith (Crown) A C Haesler (Respondent) SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor (Crown) Western Aboriginal Legal Service (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - Crown appeal against leniency of sentence - whether sentence manifestly inadequate - consideration of objective gravity of offences against subjective circumstances of offender - whether subjective considerations given too much weight - CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - Crown appeal against leniency of sentence - whether commission of offences while on parole considered Justices Act 1902 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cameron v The Queen [2002] HCA 6 Neal v The Queen (1982) 149 CLR 305 Wong and Leung v The Queen [2001] HCA 64 R v Ceissman [2001] NSWCCA 73 R v Daniel [1998] 1 Qd R 499 R v Fernando (1992) 72 ACrimR 58 R v Fleming [1999] NSWCCA 142 R v Hammoud (2000) 118 A Crim R 66 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Hickey (NSWCCA, 27 September 1994, unreported) R v Jerrard (1991) 56 ACrimR 297 CASES CITED: R v Kyroglu and Tsoukatos [1999] NSWCCA 106 R v Lemene (2001) 118 ACrimR 131 R v Pearce (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Pitt [2001] NSWCCA 156 R v Readman (1990) 47 A Crim R 181 R v Richards [1981] 2 NSWLR 464 R v ROS [2000] NSWCCA 175 R v Stone (1995) 84 ACrimR 218 R v Stone (1995) 85 ACrimR 434 R v Thompson & Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Tran [1999] NSWCCA 109 R v Vranic (NSWCCA, 7 May 1991, unreported) DECISION : Appeal allowed. Respondent sentenced for four counts of armed robbery to six years commencing 5 January 2001 with a non-parole period of three years. Respondent sentenced to five years commencing 5 January 2002 with a non-parole period of three years for attempting to use an offensive weapon to prevent lawful apprehension. Respondent sentenced for one count of armed robbery to six years commencing 5 January 2002 with a non-parole period of three years.