R v Schultz [2002] NSWCCA 462

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Schultz [2002] NSWCCA 462 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60755/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 15/11/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 November 2002

PARTIES : Regina Paul Patrick Schultz JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1; Dowd J at 55; Bell J at 56

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 00/21/3178 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Coorey DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : G I O Rowling (Crown) A P Cook SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor D J Humphreys CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law - appeal against sentence - plea of guilty - detian person with intent to hold him for advantage - aggravated robbery in company on Form 1 - appeal allowed. LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 - s 90A Lowe v the Queen (1985) 154 CLR 606 Malvaso v the Queen (1989) 168 CLR 227 Postiglione v the Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Boney [2001] NSWCCA 432 R v Chad NSWCCA 13 May 1997 R v Diamond NSWCCA 18 February 1993 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Everett (1994) 74 A Crim R 241 CASES CITED: R v Gamble (1984) 14 A Crim R 179 R v Ilbay [2000] NSWCCA 251 R v Jermyn (1985) 16 A Crim R 269 R v Milson NSWCCA 10 December 1997 R v Palu [2002] NSWCCA 381 R v Quatami [2001] NSWCCA 353 R v Reardon (1996) 89 A Crim R 180 R v Rushby [1977] 1 NSWLR 594 R v Steele NSWCCA 17 April 1997 DECISION : Leave to appeal granted. Appeal allowed: the sentence below is quashed, and in lieu thereof, the applicant is sentenced to imprisonment for four years, to date from 6 September 2001, and to expire on 5 September 2005. A non parole period of two years and three months is fixed, similarly to date from 6 September 2001 and to expire on 5 December 2003, that being the earliest date upon which the applicant would be eligible for release on parole.