R v Tuncbilek [2004] NSWCCA 139

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Tuncbilek [2004] NSWCCA 139 HEARING DATE(S) : 15 April 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 May 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Wood CJ at CL at 2; Simpson J at 3 DECISION : (i) leave to appeal granted; (ii) appeal allowed, sentences quashed; (iii) in lieu thereof, the applicant sentenced to terms of imprisonment as follows - Count 1: non-parole period of three years and six months, commencing 3 March 2003 and expiring on 2 September 2006, with a balance of term of one year and ten months, expiring on 2 July 2008; Count 2: non-parole period of three years, commencing on 3 March 2005 and expiring on 2 March 2008, with a balance of term of two years, expiring on 2 March 2010.

CATCHWORDS : appeal against sentence - assault with intent to rob - aggravated car-jacking - pleas of guilty - special circumstances - sentencing proceedings - parity - proportion between non-parole period and total sentence Crimes Act 1900, s97, s154C LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, s21A, s44(2), s54A(2), s54B, s101A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Minimum Sentencing) Act 2002 R v Fahda [1999] NSWCCA 267 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 CASES CITED : R v Scognamiglio (1991) 56 ACrim R 81 R v Thomson and Houlten [2000] NSWCCA 309; 49 NSWLR 383 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131 PARTIES : Crown - Respondent Tarkan Tuncbilek- Applicant FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60506/03 COUNSEL : R Cogswell SC - Crown J Stratton SC - Applicant SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh - Crown B Duchen- Applicant