R v Sparos [2002] NSWCCA 52

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Sparos [2002] NSWCCA 52 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60776/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 04/03/2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 March 2002

PARTIES : Regina Luke John Sparos JUDGMENT OF : Stein JA at 1; Dowd J at 2; Barr J at 61

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 01/21/3199 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Sides DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr LMB Lamprati- Crown Mr SJ Odgers SC- Respondent SOLICITORS : SE O'Connor- Crown CATCHWORDS : Crown appeal against inadequacy of sentence - Crown submissions to Sentencing Judge - Young offender - Suspended sentence - Court discretion to dismiss appeal - Matters taken into account - Least sentence properly imposed LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Allpass (1993) 72 A Crim R 561. Comptroller-General of Customs v D'Aquino Bros Pty Ltd (1996) 135 ALR 649. C, S and T (Unreported, NSWCCA, 12 October 1989). DPP v Waack (2001) 121 A Crim R 134. Edwards (1993) 67 A Crim R 487. Everett v R (1994) 181 CLR 295. GDP (1991) 53 A Crim R 112. Hayes (1987) 29 A Crim R 452. R v Bachelor (1952) 36 CAR 64. R v Barton [2001] NSWCCA 63. R v Bavadra (2000) 115 A Crim R 152. R v Blackman and Walters [2001] NSWCCA 121. R v Blocki (1991) 56 SASR 250. R v Cacciola (Unreported, NSWCCA, 15 October 1998). R v Camilleri (Unreported, NSWCCA, 8 February 1990). R v Clark (Unreported, NSWCCA, 15 March 1990). CASES CITED: R v Crotty (Unreported, NSWCCA, 28 February 1994). R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349. R v Howland [1999] NSWCCA 10. R v J (1992) 59 SASR 145. R v Jermyn (1985) 2 NSWLR 194 . R v Lattouf (Unreported, NSWCCA, 12 December 1996). R v Martin (Unreported, NSWCCA, 19 March 1992). R v Mills [1998] 4 VR 235. R v Morgan (1993) 70 A Crim R 368. R v Perese [2001] NSWCCA 478. R v Rose (Unreported, NSWCCA, 23 May 1996). R v Rushby (1977) 1 NSWLR 594. R v Tait and Bartley (1979) 24 ALR 473. R v Thompson (Unreported, NSWCCA, 4 April 1991). R v White (1981) 28 SASR 9. R v Wilton (1981) 28 SASR 362. Yardley v Betts (1979) 22 SASR 108. DECISION : 1. Crown appeal upheld; 2. Sentence including the fine imposed be quashed; 3. Respondent sentenced to a fixed term of one year, to commence on 12 March 2002, and to expire on 11 March 2003; and 4. Respondent fined $3,500.