R v O'Dea [2002] NSWCCA 91

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v O'Dea [2002] NSWCCA 91 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60747/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 22 March 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 March 2002

PARTIES : Regina (NSW) (Respondent) Leasa Narelle O'DEA (Applicant) JUDGMENT OF : Dunford J at 1; Carruthers AJ at 30

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 00/21/0019 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Karpin DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : WG Dawe QC (Crown) H Dhanji (Applicant) SOLICITORS : SE O'Connor (Crown) Lynne Booth & Associates (Applicant) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - dangerous driving causing death - gross abandonment of responsibility in driving - pregnancy not disclosed to sentencing judge - effect of imprisonment on applicant's young family LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900, s 52A(1)(a) R v Goodwin (1990) 51 A Crim R 328 R v Fordham (unreported - CCA - 2 December 1997) R v Swindale (unreported - CCA - 22 July 1998) R v Abbott (1985) 17 A Crim R 355 R v Ihm (unreported - CCA - 9 January 1993) R v Clarke [2000] NSWCCA 150 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 CASES CITED: R v White [1999] NSWCCA 60 R v Day (1998) 100 A Crim R 275 R v Byrne (1998) 104 A Crim R 456 R v Tiki (unreported - CCA - 24 August 1994) R v Niga (unreported - CCA - April 1994) R v Jurisic (1998) 101 A Crim R 259; 45 NSWLR 209 R v Dhanhoa [2000] NSWCCA 257 R v Musumeci (unreported - CCA - 30 October 1997) DECISION : Leave to make application for leave to appeal out of time granted. Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed. Sentenced confirmed.