REGINA v LEONARD WILLIAM HOSKINS [2004] NSWCCA 236

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : REGINA v LEONARD WILLIAM HOSKINS [2004] NSWCCA 236 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 June 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 July 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Giles JA at 1; Levine J at 2; Hulme J at 70 DECISION : 1. Appeal allowed.; 2. Sentences imposed in the District Court on 14 November 2003 are set aside.; 3. The respondent is sentenced to imprisonment for 6 years to date from 14 November 2004 which sentence is to expire on 13 November 2010. A non-parole period of 4 years is fixed to date from 14 November 2004 and to expire on 13 November 2008.

CATCHWORDS : Crown appeal - manifest inadequacy - Crimes Act 1900 s33 - malicious wounding with intent - Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s56(3A)- assault by convicted inmate - partial concurrence - discount for plea - discount for assistance to authorities constituted by partial admissions only Crimes Act 1900 s33 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s23, s56 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s5D Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Mehta (1991) 23 NSWLR 84 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321 Everett v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 295 Regina v Armstrong [2000] NSWCCA 14 Regina v Bavadra (2000) 115 A Crim R 152 CASES CITED : Regina v Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 Regina v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 Regina v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 Regina v Fyffe [2002] NSWSC 751 Regina v PPB [1999] NSWCCA 360 Regina v Reynolds [2004] NSWCCA 51 Regina v Thomson & Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 REGINA (Appellant)