NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 157 A Crim R 525
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
Regina v Otto [2005] NSWCCA 333 CITATION: This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S): 23 August 2005
JUDGMENT DATE: 23 September 2005
JUDGMENT OF: Sully J at 1; Hidden J at 47; Hall J at 48
DECISION: Decision by majority - Leave to appeal granted in respect of the offence against s.233B(1)(b) of the Customs Act (1901) (C'th); Sentence imposed in respect of that offence quashed; In lieu thereof, imprisonment for 10 years and 6 months commencing 24 May 2004 and expiring on 23 November 2014, with a non-parole period of 7 years, commencing 24 May 2004 and expiring on 23 May 2011; Earliest date for realease on parole - 23 May 2011
CATCHWORDS: Criminal Law - Application for leave to appeal against sentence - importation of commercial quantity of cocaine - whether appropriate weight given to plea of guilty - examination of relevant principles - observations by Sully J about the approach to pleas of guilty in the light of the Thomson guidelines - whether sentence manifestly excessive - examination by Hall J of comparable cases.
Customs Act 1901 (C'th) Passports Act 1938 (C'th) Commonwealth Crimes Act 1914 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1914 (C'th) Crimes Legislation Amendment (People Smuggling, Firearms, Trafficking and Other Measures) Act 2002
Regina v Ebsworth [2002] NSWCCA 465 Regina v Sutton [2004] NSWCCA 225 Regina v Johnson (1917) 17 SR (NSW) 481 Regina v Wong and Leung (1999) 48 NSWLR 340 Regina v Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 483 CSR v Bouwhuis, Court of Appeal, unreported, 23 August 1991 Regina v Kalache [2000] NSWCCA 2 Regina v Markarian (2005) 79 ALJR 1048 Regina v Wong (1999) 48 NSWLR 340 Regina v Wong (2001) 207 CLR 584 Regina v Bernie (1998) 102 A Crim R 44 Regina v Castles [2005] NSWCCA 79 CASES CITED: Regina v Bugeja (2001) NSWCCA 196 Regina v Speer [2004] NSWCCA 118 Regina v Mas Rivadavia [2004] NSWCCA 284 Regina v Studenikin (2004) 60 NSWLR 1 Regina v Dugeu (2004) 146 A Crim R 123 Regina v Bezan (2004) 147 A Crim R 430 Regina v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 179, 278 Regina v Gey-Houn Ra [2002] NSWCCA 251 Regina v Mascaro-Varillas [2002] NSWCCA 524 Regina v Cameron (2002) 209 CLR 339 Regina v Winchester (1992) 58 A Crim R Regina v Bishop (Court of Appeal), unreported, 23 September 1996
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