NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 149 A Crim R 143
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : Regina v Frank Waqa [2004] NSWCCA 405 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 November 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 November 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Dunford J at 1; Simpson J at 41; Hidden J at 42 DECISION : Appeal allowed - respondent re-sentenced
CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law - Sentencing - discount on account of assistance - failure to fulfil undertaking to give evidence - Crown appeal - proportion of discount referrable to future assistance Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Minimum Sentencing) Act 2002 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence Act Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Bagnall and Russell (CCA - 10 June 1994) CASES CITED : R v Burton (CCA - 6 August 1997) R v El Sayed [2003] NSWCCA 232, 57 NSWLR 659 R v Hocking [2000] NSWCCA 339 R v R [2000] NSWCCA 163 PARTIES : Regina v Frank Waqa FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 2004/2032 COUNSEL : Dr P Power SC - Crown H Dhanji - Respondent SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh - Crown S O'Connor - Respondent
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 02/21/0357 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Ellis DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
- 11 - IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2004/2032 CCAP
DUNFORD J SIMPSON J HIDDEN J
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