R v Felton [2002] NSWCCA 443

Reported Decision : (2002) 135 A Crim R 328

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Felton [2002] NSWCCA 443 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60647/2001 HEARING DATE(S) : 08/10/2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 November 2002

PARTIES : Regina v Shaun Peter Felton JUDGMENT OF : Sully J at 1; Howie J at 2

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 01/31/0233 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL English DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : D. Woodburne - Crown D. Corish - Applicant SOLICITORS : S.E. O'Connor - Crown D.J. Humphreys - Applicant CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law Practice and Procedure - Sentence - Failure to apply Pearce v The Queen - Motor Traffic - Disqualification from driving - effect of taking matters into account on sentence - no conviction - Habitual traffic offender provisions have no application. Justices Act 1902 - s 51A Crimes Act 1900 - ss 114, 154A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - ss 10, 33(2), 34, 35(4), Div 3 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 - s 6(3) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 - ss 25A(1) Road Transport (General) Act - ss 27, 28, 30, 31 Veen v The Queen (No. 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 CASES CITED: R v Cocking [1999] NSWCCA 311 Pearce v The Queen (1988) 194 CLR 610 R v AEM (Snr) [2002] NSWCCA 58 DECISION : See paragraph 43.

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 60647/01

SULLY J HOWIE J