Regina v BRETT [2004] NSWCCA 372

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v BRETT [2004] NSWCCA 372 revised - 28/10/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 27/9/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 27 September 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1, 50; Barr J at 48; Hoeben J at 49 DECISION : 1. Leave to appeal granted; 2. Appeal allowed; 3. Sentence quashed, and in lieu thereof the Applicant is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 9 years to commence on 12 October 2002, with a non parole period of 6 years and 3 months, to date from 12 October 2002, and to expire on 11 January 2009. The earliest date, therefore, on which the Applicant would be eligible for release on parole would be 11 January 2009.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against severity of sentence - maliciously inflict grievous bodily harm - plea of guilty. Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Sentencing Procedure Act Listening Devices Act 1984 Attorney-General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 137 A Crim R 180 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 R v Cooney [2004] NSWCCA 255 R v Cotter [2003] NSWCCA 273 R v Dibb [2003] NSWCCA 117 R v Doorey [2000] NSWCCA 456 R v Edigarov [2001] NSWCCA 436 R v GB [2002] NSWCCA 11 R v Hayes [2001] NSWCCA 358 CASES CITED : R v Johnson [2004] NSWCCA 76 R v KCH [2001] NSWCCA 273 R v KM and others [2004] NSWCCA 65 R v Lardner NSWCCA 10 September 1998 R v Pearson (2002) 137 A Crim 419 R v Rushby [1977] 1 NSWLR 594 R v Scott [2003] NSWCCA 28 R v Sutton [2004] NSWCCA 225 R v Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Toro-Martinez [2000] NSWCCA 216 R v Totten [2003] NSWCCA 207 PARTIES : Regina Adam Eric BRETT FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA CCAP 2004/1892 COUNSEL : G Rowling (Crown) Applicant In Person SOLICITORS : S. Kavanagh (Crown)