R v Ceissman [2004] NSWCCA 466

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Ceissman [2004] NSWCCA 466 HEARING DATE(S) : 14/12/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 December 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1; Simpson J at 42; Barr J at 43 DECISION : 1.Appeal allowed; 2.Sentence below quashed and in lieu thereof sentence the Respondent to a non-parole period of 4 years and 6 months to date from 8 May 2003 and to expire on 7 November 2007, and to a balance of term of 2 years. The earliest date on which he would be eligible for release on parole would accordingly be 7 November 2007.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - aggravated break enter and steal in company - bank robbery - Crown appeal against sentence as manifestly inadequate - objective seriousness of offence - determination of appropriate starting point for sentence - patent or latent error - Respondent on parole - significant criminal history - similar past offence - s 112(2) Crimes Act (NSW) 1900 - s 21A(2), s 21A(3), s 44(2), s 54A(2), s 54B Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999. LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act (NSW) 1900 s 112(2) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act s 21A(2), s 21A(3), s 44(2), s 54A(2), s 54B Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Baker [2000] NSWCCA 85 R v Bezan [2004] NSWCCA 342 R v Ceissman [2000] NSWCCA 274 R v Davies [2004] NSWCCA 319 R v Fernando [2002] NSWCCA 28 CASES CITED : R v Govinden (1999) 106 A Crim R 314 R v Hunt [2002] NSWCCA 482 R v Moon (2000) 117 A Crim R 497 R v Osenkowski (1982) 5 A Crim R 394 R v Snider [2004] NSWCCA 134 R v Totten [2003] NSWCCA 207 R v Tran [1999] NSWCCA 109 R v Wall [2002] NSWCCA 42 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131 Siganto v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 656 PARTIES : Regina Adam Stephen CEISSMAN FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 2004/2124 COUNSEL : Dr P Power SC (Crown) H Dhanji SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh (Crown) S E O'Connor