R v Schofield [2003] NSWCCA 3

Reported Decision : 138 A Crim R 19

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Schofield [2003] NSWCCA 3 HEARING DATE(S) : 22 November 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 February 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Heydon JA at 1; Hulme J at 2; Carruthers AJ at 71 DECISION : Appeal allowed; sentence imposed by Murrell DCJ quashed; By majority (Heydon JA, Carruthers AJ; Hulme J dissenting); in lieu thereof respondent sentenced to imprisonment for five years to date from 20 September 2001 to 19 September 2006; non-parole period of three years to commence on 20 September 2001 and expire on 19 September 2004; the Court directs the respondent's solicitor to explain the fresh sentence to the respondent in accordance with s16F of the Crimes Act 1914.

CATCHWORDS : Sentencing - Crown appeal against alleged manifest inadequacy of sentence - attempted possession of prohibited imports - not less than a commercial quantity of Ecstasy - two further offences on a Schedule - respondent elects not to give evidence at sentence hearing - whether and to what extent judge entitled to act upon hearsay material - probation and parole report and statements made from the bar table - appropriate allowance for assistance to the authorities considered. Crimes Act 1914, s 16A(2), s 16G, s 20(1)(b) LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Legislation Amendment (People Smuggling, Firearms Trafficking & Other Measures) Act, 2002 Customs Act 1901, s 233B (1), 233B(1)(c), 235(2) Amran Efendi v R [2001] NSWCCA 39 Bradley (1997) 137 FLR 314 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321 Doan (unreported, CCA 27/9/96) Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 Fabian (1992) 64 A Crim R 365 Klein (2000) A Crim R 90 Le Cerf (1976) 8 ALR 349 Malvaso v R (1989) 168 CLR 227 Muanchukingkan (1990) 52 A Crim R 354 Perrier & Richardson (1990) 59 A Crim R 164 Postiglione (1991) 57 A Crim R 301 Radenkovic v The Queen (1990) 170 CLR 623 R v Allpass (1993) 72 A Crim R 561 R v Barientos [1999] NSWCCA 1 R v Baugh [1999] NSWCCA 131 R v Behar (unreported, CCA, 14/10/98) R v Benais [1999] NSWCCA 236 R v Bigic [2000] NSWCCA 9 R v Bimahendali (unreported, CCA, 15/12/99) R v Blakeman [1999] NSWCCA [1999] 415 R v Bourel (unreported NSWCCA 11/12/98) R v Bowers (1997) 97 A Crim R 461 R v Budiman (1998) 102 A Crim R 411 R v Bushell (unreported, CCA, (unreported, CCA, 7/8/98) R v Camilleri (unreported, CCA, 8/2/90) R v Camus [1999] NSWCCA 425 R v Capper [2000] NSWCCA 63 R v Carey (1997) 97 A Crim R 552 R v Chu (unreported, 16/10/98 CCA) R v Dinic (1997) 149 ALR 488 R v Dizel (unreported, CCA, 23/8/96) R v Dollwett (unreported, CCA, 6/7/93) R v Durant [2002] NSWCCA 295 R v El Karhani (1990) 21 NSWLR 370 R v Gallagher (1991) 23 NSWLR 220 R v Guinan [2001] NSWCCA 55 R v Guiu [2002] NSWCCA 181 CASES CITED : R v Hauser (unreported, 11/12/97, CCA) R v Jermyn (1985) 2 NSWLR 195 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Kalache [2000] NSWCCA 2 R v Laurentiu & Becheru (1992) 63 A Crim R 411 R v Lim & Yeung [2002] NSWCCA 293 R v Malcolm McDonald (unreported, CCA, 12/10/1998) R v McGregor (2000) 120 A Crim R 24 R v Majors (1991) 54 A Crim R 334 R v Meloh [2001] NSWCCA 211 R v Moffitt (1990) 20 NSWLR 114 R v Niketic [2002] NSWCCA 425 R v Olbrich (2000) 117 A Crim R 326 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Palu [2002] NSWCCA 381 R v Pejovski [2001] NSWCCA 182 R v Power [1999] NSWCCA 25 R v Robertson [2000] NSWCCA 266 R v Rose (unreported, CCA, 23/5/96) R v Rocco [2001] NSWCCA 124 R v Schluenz [2002] NSWCCA 314 R v Schmakowski [2001] NSWCCA 395 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 R v Slatinee [1999] NSWCCA 2 R v Soonius (unreported, CCA, 29/5/98) R v Spillane [1999] NSWCCA 280 R v Tan [2001] NSWCCA 219 R v Chiap Nam Tan [2001] NSWCCA 438 R v Taouk (1992) 65 A Crim R 387 R v Tony Giam (No 2) [1999] NSWCCA 378 R v Tyler [2002] NSWCCA 272 R v Van Den Akker [1999] NSWCCA 426 R v W [2002] NSWCCA 192 R v Whyte [2002] NSWCCA 343 R v Wong & Leung (1999) 48 NSWLR 340 R v Woolery [2002] NSWCCA 299 R v X & R v Y [2002] NSWCCA 40 Veen v The Queen [No 2] (1988) 164 CLR 465 Wong v R (2001) 207 CLR 584 Wong & Leung v The Queen 76 ALJR 79 PARTIES : Regina v Vichai Schofield FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60435/02 COUNSEL : Crown - M. Cinque Respondent - P. Hamill SOLICITORS : Crown - Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Respondent - Robertson, Saxton, Primrose Dunn