R v KM; R v Linh Van Nguyen; R v John Nguyen; R v John Tran [2004] NSWCCA 65

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v KM; R v Linh Van Nguyen; R v John Nguyen; R v John Tran [2004] NSWCCA 65 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 November 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 18 March 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Santow JA at 1; James J at 2; Miles AJ at 3 DECISION : The appeal in the case of KM is dismissed; The appeal against the sentences imposed on Hoang Viet Tran be allowed, the sentences be set aside and in substitution he be re-sentenced as set out at [64(ii)] of the judgment; The appeal against the sentences imposed on Linh Van Nguyen be allowed, the sentences be set aside and in substitution he be re-sentenced as set out at [64(iii)] of the judgment; The appeal against the sentences imposed on John Nguyen be allowed, the sentences be set aside and in substitution he be re-sentenced as set out at [64(iv)] of the judgment.

CATCHWORDS : SENTENCE - Crown appeal against inadequacy of sentences - principles in Pearce. Children's (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Division 4 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act, 1900 s33; s59; s90A; s97 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 s157 (then s91) Griffiths v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 372 R v Cotter [2003] NSWCCA 273 R v Dib [2003] NSWCCA 117 R v El-Kotob (2002) 4 VR 546; (2002) 132 A Crim R R v Hammoud (2000) 118 A Crim R 66 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 CASES CITED : Kilner v R [1999] WASCA 189 R v Musso [2002] NSWCCA 487 R v Nagy [2003] QCA 175 R v Pearce (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v SY & Anor [2003] NSWCCA 291 R v Thomson and Houlton [2000] 49 NSWLR 383; 115 A Crim R 104 R v Wall (2002) NSWCCA 42 Regina (Appellant/ Crown) KM (Respondent) PARTIES : Linh Van NGUYEN (Respondent) John NGUYEN (Respondent) John TRAN (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60238/03; 60239/03; 60240/03; 60241/03 G I O Rowling (Appellant/ Crown) R Hulme, SC (Respondent KM) COUNSEL : P Gwozdecky (Respondent Linh Van Nguyen) H Dhanji (Respondent John Nguyen) A P Cook (Respondent John Tran) C K Smith (Appellant/ Crown) SOLICITORS : S O'Connor (Respondents KM/ John Nguyen) T Voros (Respondent John Tran)