REGINA v Jason Leslie HORNE [2004] NSWCCA 8

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : REGINA v Jason Leslie HORNE [2004] NSWCCA 8 HEARING DATE(S) : 10/2/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 March 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Beazley JA at 1; O'Keefe J at 2; Bell J at 3 DECISION : 1. Dismiss the appeal against the inadequacy of sentence imposed with respect to the offence of escaping from lawful custody, and confirm the sentence of eight months' imprisonment to date from 4 February 2003 and to expire on 3 October 2003; 2. In respect of counts 2, 3, 4 and 5, allow the appeal and quash the sentences imposed in the District Court; 3. In lieu thereof, in respect of counts 2, 3 and 4 substitute a sentence of four years and six months' imprisonment to commence on 4 October 2003. Those sentences will expire on 3 April 2008. In each case specify a non-parole period of two years and eight months. The non-parole period for each sentence will expire on 3 June 2006 and, but for the sentence to be imposed in respect of count 5, the Respondent would be eligible for consideration of release to parole on that date; 4. In respect of count 5, substitute a sentence of six years' imprisonment to commence on 4 October 2003. That sentence will expire on 3 October 2009. Specify a non-parole period of three years and four months to date from 4 October 2003. The non-parole period will expire on 3 February 2007. The Respondent will be eligible for consideration for release on parole on that date

Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Justices Act 1902 Attorney-General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No. 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518 Dinsdale v R [2000] HCA 54; 202 CLR 321 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 R v Allpass (1994) 72 A Crim R 561 R v Dickson [2002] NSWCCA 327; 132 A Crim R 137 R v Hammoud (2000) 118 A Crim R 66 CASES CITED : R v McIvor [2002] NSWCCA 490 R v Ponfield (1999) 48 NSWLR 327 R v Robinson [2000] NSWCCA 182 R v Steff (1997) 96 A Crim R 1 R v Thomson [2000] NSWCCA 309; 49 NSWLR 383 R v Tisilandis [1982] 2 NSWLR 430 R v Thomson, Court of Criminal Appeal, unreported, 21 May 1986 R v Hauser, Court of Criminal Appeal, unreported, 11 December 1997 PARTIES : REGINA (Appellant) Jason Leslie HORNE (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60329/03 COUNSEL : G Rowling (Crown) P Byrne SC (Respondent) SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh R Hill (Respondent)