R v Van Tran [2002] NSWCCA 440

Reported Decision : (2002) 134 A Crim R 577

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Van Tran [2002] NSWCCA 440 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60124/02; 60125/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 29 October 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 October 2002

Regina (NSW) PARTIES : Christopher Tien Van Tran (Applicant) Hung Van Tran (Applicant) JUDGMENT OF : Dunford J at 1; Kirby J at 27

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 01/11/0898 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Shadbolt DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : PE Barrett - Crown JW Conomos - Applicant SOLICITORS : SE O'Connor - Crown Pembroke Solicitors - Applicant CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - procedure - sentencing - guilty pleas - utilitarian value - discount - specified discounts for other subjective features not required - additional offence taken into account - Form 1 - need for sentence to have regard to gravity of additional offence. Crimes Act 1900, s 35(1)(b) LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, s 32 Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 6(3) R v Morgan (1993) 70 A Crim R 368 R v Barton [2001] NSWCCA 63, 121 A Crim R 185 R v Harris [2001] NSWCCA 322, 125 A Crim R 27 R v Bavandra [2000] NSWCCA 292, 115 A Crim R 152 R v Gallagher (1991) 23 NSWLR 220 CASES CITED: R v Beavan (unreported - CCA - 22 August 1991) R v Lett (unreported - CCA - 27 March 1995) R v Thomson [2000] NSWCCA 309, 49 NSWLR 383 R v Sharma [2002] NSWCCA 142, 54 NSWLR 300 R v Place [2002] SASC 101 R v Astill (No 2) (1992) 64 A Crim R 289 DECISION : Leave to appeal granted, appeals dismissed & sentences confirmed.