Regina v M A [2004] NSWCCA 92

Reported Decision : 145 A Crim R 434

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v M A [2004] NSWCCA 92 revised - 23/04/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 24 March 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 April 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Studdert J at 1; James J at 2; Dunford J at 3 DECISION : Crown appeal allowed - respondent re-sentenced.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law - Sentencing - murder - Crown appeal Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 s 3 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 ss 3A, 21A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s5D Bugmy v The Queen (1990) 169 CLR 525 Crabbe v The Queen 156 CLR 464 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA, 202 CLR 321 Power v The Queen (1973) 131 CLR 623 R v AEM Snr and Ors [2002] NSWCCA 58 R v Allpass (1993) 72 A Crim R 561 R v Giam (No 2) [1999] NSWCCA 378, 109 A Crim R 348 R v Gordon (1994) 71 A Crim R 459 R v Hearne [2001] NSWCCA 37, 124 A Crim R 451 CASES CITED : R v Jenkins [1999] NSWCCA 110 R v Kalache [2000] NSWCCA, 111 A Crim R 152 R v Lattouf (CCA 12 December 1996) per Mahoney ACJ R v Nichols (1991) 57 A Crim R 391 R v Nguyen (CCA 14 April 1994) per Blanch J R v Pham (1991) 55 A Crim R 128 R v Rose (unreported - CCA - 23 May 1996) R v Simpson (2001) NSWCCA 534, 53 NSWLR 704 R v Thomson [2000] NSWCCA 309, 49 NSWLR 383 R v Tran [1999] NSWCCA 109 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 PARTIES : Regina v M A FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60446/03 COUNSEL : G E Smith (Crown) A C Haesler (Appellant) SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor (Crown) Legal Aid Commissoin (Appellant)