Regina v Shankley [2003] NSWCCA 253

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Shankley [2003] NSWCCA 253 revised - 18/09/2003 HEARING DATE(S) : 03/09/2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 September 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Greg James J at 1; Howie J at 2; Smart AJ at 41 DECISION : The appeal is allowed and the sentences imposed by Judge Coolahan is quashed. In respect of the first count, and taking into account the matters on the form 1, the respondent should be sentenced to 8 years imprisonment to date from 9 December 2001. There should be specified a non-parole period of 6 years to expire on 8 December 2007. In respect of the second count and taking into account the matters on the form 1, the respondent should be sentenced to 6 years imprisonment to commence on 9 December 2006. There should be a non-parole period specified in relation to that sentence of 3 years 3 months to expire on 8 March 2010 the date upon which the respondent is eligible to be released to parole.

CATCHWORDS : Crown appeal against sentence - effect of delay in commencement and hearing of appeal - asserted errors and effect on sentence - whether sentence is manifestly inadequate Criminal Appeal Act 1912 - s 5D Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 - s 25(2), 33(3)(a) LEGISLATION CITED : Firearms Act 1996 - s 7(1) Crimes (Sentencing) Act 1999 - s 37 Crimes (Sentencing) Procedure Act 1999 - s 44 R v Y [2002] NSWCCA 191 R v Hallocoglu (1992) 29 NSWLR 67 Pham and Lye (1991) 55 A Crimn R 128 Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing) Act 1999 (No. 1 of 2002) (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 CASES CITED : Oliver (1980) 7 A Crim R 174 H (1980) 3 A Crim R 53 R v Mason [2000] NSWCCA 82 R v Carr [2002] NSWCCA 434 Veen v The Queen (No. 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 PARTIES : Regina v Glen William Shankley FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60489/02 COUNSEL : M. Grogan - Crown P. Doyle - Respondent SOLICITORS : S.E. O'Connor - Crown B. Sandilands - Respondent