Regina v Colin WILKIE [2003] NSWCCA 69

Reported Decision : 140 A Crim R 78

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Colin WILKIE [2003] NSWCCA 69 revised - 4/04/2003 HEARING DATE(S) : 21/03/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 March 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Studdert J at 23; Shaw J at 1 DECISION : Grant leave to appeal; appeal allowed; quash the sentences imposed by Urquhart DCJ on 8 April 2002; In lieu thereof substitute a sentence, for each charge, of two years and six months to commence on 29 August 2001 and expire on 28 February 2004 with a non-parole period to commence on 29 August 2001 and expire on 28 March 2003; applicant should be released on parole at the expiry of the non-parole period.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - appeal - sentence - parity - co-offender's role in criminal enterprise greater than that of applicant - appeal allowed - resentencing - rehabilitation LEGISLATION CITED : Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) R v Bacon [2000] NSWCCA 549; R v Bevan [2002] NSWCCA 224; R v Boney [2001] NSWCCA 432; R v Bruppacker [2002] NSWCCA 182; R v DJM [2002] NSWCCA 493; R v Fogg [2002] NSWCCA 395; R v Handley [2001] NSWCCA 371; CASES CITED : R v Jordan [2002] NSWCCA 228; R v Chin Vu Quoc Le [2002] 26; R v McArthur [2002] NSWCCA 390; R v Radford [2002] NSWCCA 122; R v Schultz [2002] NSWCCA 462; R v Smith [2002] NSWCCA 378; R v Zakaria [2002] NSWCCA 450; R v Zarie [2002] NSWCCA 350 PARTIES : REGINA v COLIN WILKIE FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60237 of 2002 COUNSEL : Crown: R. Hulme, SC App: L. Flannery SOLICITORS : Crown: S.E. O'Connor App: D.J. Humphreys