NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : Regina v Fernando [2004] NSWCCA 147 HEARING DATE(S) : 14/04/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 May 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Tobias JA at 1; Kirby J at 2; Bell J at 48 DECISION : (1) Leave to appeal granted; (2) Appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS : Criminal Practice & Procedure - appeal against sentence - offer of DNA sample - whether need for specific discount - mistake by sentencing Judge in respect of offence - different maximim penalty - mistake corrected by mathematical adjustment - whether error. Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Thomson (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 CASES CITED : R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 AB v The Queen (1999) 198 CLR 111 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 Regina PARTIES : Steven Rodney Craig Fernando
FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60519/03 COUNSEL : G Rowling (Crown/Appl) C B Craigie SC (Resp) SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh (Crown/Appl) Dean Mayr - WALS (Resp)
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 02/61/0217 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT English DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 60519/03
TOBIAS JA KIRBY J BELL J
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