R v Jammeh [2004] NSWCCA 327

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Jammeh [2004] NSWCCA 327 HEARING DATE(S) : 21/09/2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 September 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 36; Buddin J at 1; Shaw J at 37 DECISION : Leave to appeal against sentence for robbery committed on 13 February 2001 granted and appeal allowed but only as to the commencement date. The non-parole period of 2 years is now to commence on 30 September 2002 and to expire on 29 September 2004 with the balance of the term of 1 year to expire on 29 September 2005. Leave to appeal against sentence for armed robbery committed on 4 June 2002 granted. Appeal allowed (in part). Confirm the total sentence but quash the non-parole period. In lieu thereof fix a non-parole of 3 years and 3 months to commence on 30 September 2004 and to expire on 29 December 2007. The balance of that term of 2 years and 9 months is to expire on 29 September 2010. Leave to appeal against sentence for indecent assault committed on 3 November 2002 granted. Appeal allowed (in part). Confirm the total sentence but quash the non-parole period. In lieu thereof fix a non-parole period of 1 year to commence on 30 December 2007 and to expire on 29 December 2008. The balance of that term of 2 years is to expire on 30 December 2010. The earliest date upon which the applicant will be eligible for parole is 29 December 2008.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - sentencing - accumulation of sentences - principles of totality - "special circumstances" - pre-sentence custody. LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Johnson v The Queen [2004] HCA 15 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Bolamatu [2002] NSWCCA 454 R v Clissold [2002] NSWCCA 356 R v Close (1993) 31 NSWLR 743 R v Crombie [1999] NSWCCA 297 CASES CITED : R v Doan (2000) 50 NSWLR 115 R v Griggs (1999) 109 A Crim R 484 R v Keen [2004] NSWCCA 86 R v LWP [2003] NSWCCA 215 R v McHugh (1985) 1 NSWLR 588 R v Simpson (1992) 61 A Crim R 58 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 R v Sivyer [2002] NSWCCA 410 PARTIES : Regina Abou Jammeh aka Baboucar Cham FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 2004/1923; 2004/1776 COUNSEL : DML Woodburne (Crown) P Hamill (Applicant) SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh (Crown) S O'Connor (Applicant)