R v Sutton [2004] NSWCCA 225

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Sutton [2004] NSWCCA 225 HEARING DATE(S) : 1 July 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 July 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Studdert J at 32; Dunford J at 33; Howie J at 1 DECISION : Leave to appeal granted; appeal allowed; sentence imposed quashed; applicant sentenced to a term of six and a half years made up of a non parole period of 4 years to date from 9 September 2003 and to expire on 8 September 2007 with a balance of the term being 2 years and 6 months to expire on 8 March 2010.

LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act, s 52A R v Bell [2003] NSWCCA 132 R v Bugeja [2001] NSWCCA 196 R v Deluca [2002] NSWCCA 446 R v Fernando [2004] NSWCCA 147 R v Gorgievski [2002] NSWCCA 45 R v Grbin [2004] NSWCCA 220 R v Ho [2002] NSWCCA 379 R v Hunter [2001] NSWCCA 530 R v Kay [2002] NSWCCA 286 R v Mako [2004] NSWCCA 90 CASES CITED : R v Parkinson (2001) 125 A Crim R 1 R v Petrie [2003] NSWCCA 208 R v Ryan [2003] NSWCCA 202 R v Scott [2003] NSWCCA 286 R v Smith [2001] NSWCCA 420 R v Strong [2003] NSWCCA 123 R v Sullivan [2004] NSWCCA 99 R v Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Trad [2003] NSWCCA 213 R v Vukic [2003] NSWCCA 13 R v Wan [2001] NSWCCA 501 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131 PARTIES : Regina v Geoffrey Nelson Sutton FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60127/04 COUNSEL : P. Power SC (Crown) C. Smith (Applicant) SOLICITORS : S. Kavanagh (Crown) S.E. O'Connor (Applicant)