Regina v Randell and McAlister [2004] NSWCCA 337

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Randell and McAlister [2004] NSWCCA 337 HEARING DATE(S) : 16/9/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 September 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1; Kirby J at 42; Buddin J at 43 DECISION : MCALISTER: 1. Leave to appeal granted; 2. The appeal against sentence be allowed; 3. The sentence below be quashed, and in lieu thereof the Applicant be sentenced to a non-parole period of 2 years 6 months to date from 21 October 2003 and to expire on 20 April 2006, and to a balance of the term of the sentence of 1 year 6 months, equivalent to an overall term of 4 years to date from 21 October 2003. 4. The earliest date on which the Applicant would be eligible for release on parole would accordingly be 20 April 2006. RANDELL: 1. Application for leave to appeal be granted; 2. The appeal be allowed; 3. The sentence below be quashed; 4. In lieu thereof the Applicant be sentenced to a non-parole period of 3 years and 6 months commencing on 8 May 2003 and expiring on 7 November 2006, and to a balance of the term of the sentence of 1 year 9 months constituting a total term of 5 years and 3 months to date from 8 May 2003; 5.On that basis the earliest date on which he would be eligible for release on parole would be 7 November 2006.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Appeal against severity of sentence - robbery while armed with an offensive weapon - plea of guilty. LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 98 A Crim R 134 R v Bavadra (2000) 115 A Crim R 152 R v Cimone (2001) 121 A Crim R 433 R v Crowley [2004] NSWCCA 256 R v Doorey [2000] NSWCCA 456 R v George [2004] NSWCCA 247 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 CASES CITED : R v Hutchison [2000] NSWCCA 113 R v Knight [2002] NSWCCA 12 R v Kurtic (1996) 85 A Crim R 57 R v Morgan (1993) 70 A Crim R 368 R v Randall NSWCCA 19 April 1994 R v Sutton [2004] NSWCCA 225 Regina v Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Trevenna [2004] NSWCCA 43 R v Whyte [2002] NSWCCA 343 Regina PARTIES : Luke Anthony Randell Mark Bradley McAlister FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 2004/1914; 2004/1719 B. Knox (Crown) COUNSEL : G Graham (Randell) I Lloyd QC (McAlister) SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh S E O'Connor