R v Adamson [2002] NSWCCA 349

Reported Decision : (2002) 132 A Crim R 511

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Adamson [2002] NSWCCA 349 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60495/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 26 February 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 August 2002

PARTIES : Regina Gerald Jon Adamson JUDGMENT OF : Beazley JA at 1; Bell J at 61; Smart AJ at 62

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 70051/00 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Howie J OFFICER :

COUNSEL : P G Ingram (Crown) P M Strickland (Appellant) SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor (Crown) D J Humphries (Appellant) CATCHWORDS : Manslaughter - Aggravated sexual assualt - Sentencing - Whether sentence manifestly excessive - Whether special circumstances - Relevance of statistical information - Non parole period - Youth of offender - Mitigating factors - General deterrence - Rehabilitation - Whether applicant punished twice for the same criminal conduct - Partially accumulated sentences Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) , s 61J LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 44 Sentencing Act 1989 (NSW), s 5(2) R v Boney (unreported, NSWDC, Bellear J, 30 October 2000) R v Bloomfield (1998) 44 NSWLR 734 R v Shorten (unreported, NSWCCA, 10 September 1997) R v AEM [2002] NSWCCA 58 R v Hearne (2001) 124 A Crim R 451 R v GDP (1991) 53 A Crim R 112 C, S and T (unreported, NSWCCA, 12 October 1987) R v Nichol (1991) 57 A Crim R 391 R v Elliott (unreported, NSWCCA, 14 February 1991) CASES CITED: R v Harrison (1997) 93 A Crim R 314 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Hoar (1981) 148 CLR 32 R v GDR (1994) 35 NSWLR 376 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534 R v Smith [1964] Crim LR 70 R v Mihailovic (unreported, NSWSC, Badgery-Parker J, 15 April 1991) R v Howard (1992) 29 NSWLR 242 Pham and Ly (1991) 55 A Crim R 128 R v Townsend & Cooner (unreported, NSWCCA, 14 February 1993) Phelan (1993) 66 A Crim r 446 DECISION : Leave to appeal granted; Appeal dismissed