REGINA v DUNN [2004] NSWCCA 41

Reported Decision : 144 A Crim R 180

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : REGINA v DUNN [2004] NSWCCA 41 HEARING DATE(S) : 23 February 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 March 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Ipp JA at 1; Sully J at 2; Adams J at 3 DECISION : (1) Appeal allowed (2) The sentences imposed below quashed and new sentences substituted (3) On the charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm a sentence of one year and nine months to commence on 11 July 2002 and end on 10 April 2004 (4) On the charge of breaking and entering a dwelling house a sentence of four years and six months commencing 10 December 2002 and ending 10 June 2007 (5) The earliest date on which he will be eligible to be released on parole is 10 July 2005

CATCHWORDS : Crown appeal against leniency - sentence - specially aggravated breaking and entering - domestic violence - seriousness - breach of apprehended violence order - seriousness of offence - nature of offence - sentence increased LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 s51A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s44(2) Olbrich (1999) 108 A Crim R 464 R v Davis [2003] NSWCCA 79 R v Deluca [2002] NSWCCA 446. R v Flavell [2002] NSWCCA 220 R v Hellyer [2001] NSWCCA 384. R v Irving [2003] NSWCCA 127 R v LBK [2001] NSWCCA 248 CASES CITED : R v Morrison (unreported NSWCCA 5 September 1997) R v Letteri (unreported, NSWCCA 18 March 1993 R v Prestwidge [2002] NSWCCA 439 R v Sassin [2002] NSWCCA 47 R v Talbot (unreported NSWCCA 19 December 1997) R v Thomson & Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Scognamiglio (1991) 56 A Crim R 81 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1998) 164 CLR 465 R v Zibelnik [2002] NSWCCA 317 PARTIES : Regina v Peter Allan DUNN FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60354/03 COUNSEL : P Ingram (Crown) R Hulme SC (Respondent) SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh (Crown) S O'Connor (Respondent)