R v SYDNEY [2004] NSWCCA 63

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v SYDNEY [2004] NSWCCA 63 HEARING DATE(S) : 10/02/2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 March 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Beazley JA at 1; O'Keefe J at 45; Bell J at 46 DECISION : Appeal dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - Whether sentence imposed by trial judge manifestly inadequate - Objective seriousness of offence - Whether matters on Form 1 properly taken into account - Discount for utilitarian value of plea of guilty - Whether "double discount" allowed. - FORM 1 MATTERS - Offences on a Form 1 constitute an admission of guilt but not a conviction - Offender not to be sentenced for more than principal offence. Crimes Act (NSW) 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act (NSW) 1999 Criminal Appeal Act (NSW) 1912 Attorney-General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, No. 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 R v Bavadra (2002) 115 A Crim R 152 R v Harris (2001) 125 A Crim R 27 CASES CITED : R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 Re Rose (unreported CCA, 23 May 1996) R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 R v Thomson (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 PARTIES : R v JAMES GLENDEN SYDNEY FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60347/03 COUNSEL : G. Rowling (Appellant/Crown) W.P. Lowe (Respondent SOLICITORS : C.K. Smith (Appellant)

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