R v Lenthall [2004] NSWCCA 248

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Lenthall [2004] NSWCCA 248 HEARING DATE(S) : 20/7/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 August 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1; Hidden J at 57; Smart AJ at 58 DECISION : 1.Leave to appeal against sentence granted; 2.Sentence below quashed, and in lieu thereof sentence the applicant to imprisonment for 3 years and 9 months, commencing on 18 February 2003, and expiring on 17 November 2006; 3.Non-parole period of 1 year and 10 months fixed, to commence on 18 February 2003 and to expire on 17 December 2004; 4. Vary the commencement date of the sentences imposed in the Blacktown Local Court on 16 December 2003, each being sentences for fixed terms of 4 months, in so far as they are now to commence on 18 December 2004 and to expire on 17 April 2005.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - aggravated break and enter with intent to steal - lack of parity of sentence with co-accused -sentence manifestly excessive - "at the crossroads." 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 Govinder (1999) 106 A Crim R 314 R v Hallocoglu (1992) 29 NSWLR 67 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 CASES CITED : R v Hunt [2002] NSWCCA 482 R v Lovelock (1988) 19 ALR 327 R v Osenkowski (1982) 5 A Crim R 394 R v Ponfield [1999] NSWCCA 135 R v Wegner [1999] NSWCCA 405 The Attorney General's Application Under Section 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518 PARTIES : Regina Trent John Lenthall (aka Michael York) FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60171/04 COUNSEL : D Frearson (Crown) M Johnston (App) SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh (Crown) S E O'Connor (Legal Aid)