REGINA v Michael John SARCASMO [2004] NSWCCA 277

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : REGINA v Michael John SARCASMO [2004] NSWCCA 277 HEARING DATE(S) : 17/8/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 August 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1; Hulme J at 33; Bell J at 2 DECISION : 1. Leave granted; 2. Quash the sentence imposed in the District Court. In lieu thereof, sentence the applicant to a non-parole period of eighteen months to commence on 19 March 2003 and to expire on 18 September 2004. Specify the balance of the term of the sentence to be eighteen months, thereby making a total sentence of three years' imprisonment that will commence on 19 March 2003 and expire on 18 March 2006; 3. Direct the applicant's release on parole at the expiration of the non-parole period subject to the standard conditions, including that the applicant comply with any reasonable direction of the Probation and Parole Service with respect to drug treatment.

Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2003 R v Alcazar (unreported), Court of Criminal Appeal, 10 November 1995 R v Goolagong (unreported), Court of Criminal Appeal, 28 September 1994 R v Kain [2004] NSWCCA 143 CASES CITED : R v Kemsley [2003] NSWCCA 8 August 2003 R v Maloukis [2002] NSWCCA 155 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131 R v Wickham [2004] NSWCCA 193 PARTIES : REGINA Michael John SARCASMO (Applicant) FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 2004/1793 (Formerly 60204/04) COUNSEL : R Toner (Applicant) D Arnott (Crown) SOLICITORS : S Macedone (Applicant) S Kavanagh