NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : Regina v Craig Besant [2003] NSWCCA 388 HEARING DATE(S) : 05/12/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 December 2003
JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 41, 43; Grove J at 42; Dunford J at 1 DECISION : Leave to appeal granted - appeal allowed - head sentences confirmed - non-parole periods varied
CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law - Sentencing - dangerous driving causing death x2 - driver over tired - erratic driving over 50kms prior to fatal accident - warning to driver of fatigue - number of persons put at risk - Criminal Law - Sentencing - pleas of guilty - discount for "early pleas" - meaning of "early" - pleas after some days of voir dire hearing not "early" LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 s 52A(1)(c) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 ss 21A, 42A Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 R v Musumeci (CCA - 30/10/1997) CASES CITED : R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Sharma (2002) 54 NSWLR 300 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 PARTIES : Regina v Craig Besant FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60263/02 COUNSEL : E Wilkins (Crown) R Bonnici (Appellant) SOLICITORS : SE O'Connor (Crown) Neil J O'Connor & Associates (Appellant)
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 01/51/0095 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Graham DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
- 1 - IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 60263/02
WOOD CJ at CL GROVE J DUNFORD J
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