R v El-Andouri [2004] NSWCCA 178

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v El-Andouri [2004] NSWCCA 178 revised - 17/06/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 14/6/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 18 June 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Tobias JA at 1; Kirby J at 1; Bell J at 1 DECISION : a) Leave to appeal granted; b) Appeal against sentence in respect of the second count of the second indictment dismissed; c) Appeal against sentence in respect of the first count of the second indictment allowed and the sentence quashed; d) In lieu of the sentence imposed in respect of the first count of the second indictment, the applicant is sentenced to imprisonment for 4 years commencing 30 April 2004 and expiring on 29 April 2008 with a non-parole period of 2 years 3 months commencing on 30 April 2004 and expiring on 29 July 2006

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - accumulation - taking conveyance without consent - robbery in company inflicting grievous bodily harm - discount for guilty plea - purpose for which vehicle stolen - disparity with co-offender's sentence LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Bavadra (2000) 115 A Crim R 152 Budd [2002] NSW CCA 302 Hammoud (2000) 118 A Crim R 66 Itamua [2000] NSW CCA 502 Karaman (2002) 128 A Crim R 72 CASES CITED : Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Postiglione v The Queen (1996) 189 CLR 295 R v Merritt [2000] NSWCCA 365 R v Rutter [2003] NSWCCA 306 R v Thompson (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Sotheren [2001] NSWCCA 425 Uasi [1999] NSW CCA 306 PARTIES : Regina Mohamed El -Andouri FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60478/03 COUNSEL : A: A Francis R: G I O Rowling SOLICITORS : A: K Kyriacou R: S Kavanagh