Regina v CHEN [2004] NSWCCA 369

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v CHEN [2004] NSWCCA 369 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 October 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 October 2004

JUDGMENT OF : McClellan AJA at 1; Studdert J at 39; James J at 40 DECISION : Appeal granted but appeal dismissed

CATCHWORDS : APPEAL - aggravated break enter and steal - offence committed in company - whether sentencing judge erred in failing to take into account or have proper regard to time spent by the applicant in custody - whether sentencing judge failed to properly apply the totality principle - whether sentencing judge erred by failing to backdate the sentence - whether sentence manifestly excessive in the circumstances Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 R v Chi Luong (unreported, NSWCCA, 9 March 1994) R v Deeble (unreported, NSWCCA, 19 September 1991) R v Frascella [2001] NSWCCA 137) CASES CITED : R v John David (unreported, NSWCCA, 20 April 1995) R v Jones (unreported, NSWCCA, 3 August 1992) R v Niass (unreported, NSWCCA, 16 November 1988) R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 at 75-79 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 PARTIES : Pei Lin Chen (Appl) The Crown (Resp) FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 2004/1850; (60299/04) COUNSEL : T S Corish (Appl) J Girdhan (Crown/Resp) SOLICITORS : Legal Aid Commission (Appl) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown/Resp)