REGINA v HOERLER [2004] NSWCCA 184

Reported Decision : 147 A Crim R 520

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : REGINA v HOERLER [2004] NSWCCA 184 revised - 10/08/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 17/05/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 June 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Hulme J at 75; Adams J at 86 DECISION : Appeal allowed.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Crown appeal against sentence - manslaughter of child by carer - gratuitous cruelty - sentencing range - relationship between sentence for murder and sentence for manslaughter LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 R v Woodland [2001] NSWSC 416 R v Vaughan (1991) 56 A Crim R 355 R v Ditford (unreported, NSWCCA 17 March 1992) R v Dawney (unreported, NSWSC 1999) R v Howard [2000] NSWSC 876 R v Bilton [2000] NSWSC 1113 R v Recalde [2000] NSWSC 1247 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v Wilson [2003] NSWSC 1257 R v Weinman (1987) 49 SASR 248 R v Boyer (1981) 3 Crim App R (S) 35 R v Blacklidge (unreported NSWCCA 12 December 1995) R v Parazisis & Bird (1991) 51 A Crim R 242 R v Green [1999] NSWCCA 97 CASES CITED : R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 R v Wilson [2003] NSWSC 1257 R v Marshall [2003] NSWSC 448 R v Folbigg [2003] NSWSC 85 R v Webb [2002] NSWSC 618 R v Byrne [2001] NSWSC 1164 R v Vangelder (unreported, NSWCCA 28 February 1994) R v Murdoch (unreported, NSWCCA 10 December 1998) R v Rose (unreported, NSWCCA 23 May 1996) R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 409 R v Holder (1983) 3 NSWLR 245 R v Hallocoglu (1991) 29 NSWLR 67 R v Gordon (unreported, NSWCCA 7 February 1994) R v Kalache [2000] NSWCCA 2 PARTIES : Regina v Christopher Hoerler FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60523/03 COUNSEL : R Cogswell SC (Crown) C Craigie SC (Hoerler) SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh (Crown) S O'Connor (Hoerler)