R v Jones [2003] NSWCCA 54

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Jones [2003] NSWCCA 54 revised - 12/05/2003 HEARING DATE(S) : 05/02/2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 March 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Santow JA at 1; Simpson J at 35; Smart AJ at 36 DECISION : Appeal dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - sentence appeal - application of principle of double jeopardy to Crown appeal against sentence - whether sentence manifestly inadequate - whether failure to properly address objective seriousness of offences - whether accumulation or concurrence of sentences considered - whether principle of totality of criminal behaviour applied - whether adequate weight given to principles of deterrence and denunciation LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act NSW 1999 s33 Regina v AEM Snr; KEM; MM [2002] NSWCCA 58 R v Anderson [2002] NSWCCA 304 R v Baird [2002] NSWCCA 460 Bang (Seung) Ho (NSWCCA, 1 September 1992, unreported) R v Button & Griffen (2002) 54 NSWLR 455 Dinsdale v the Queen (2000) 74 ALJR 1538 R v Fong [2002] NSWCCA 320 CASES CITED : R v Kalache (2000) 111 ACrim R 152 R v Kay [2002] NSWCCA 286 Mill v the Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 R v Moffitt (1990) 20 NSWLR 114 Pearce v The Queen (1994) 194 CLR 610 R v Sing (2002) 54 NSWLR 31 R v SMR [2002] NSWCCA 258 R v To [2002] NSWCCA 252 R v To [2002] NSWCCA 247 PARTIES : Regina (Appellant) Paul Thomas Leslie JONES (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60476/02 COUNSEL : W G Dawe, QC (Crown) R J Button (Respondent) SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor (Crown) Many Rivers Aboriginal Legal Service (Respondent)