NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 157 A Crim R 70
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Regina v Cameron [2005] NSWCCA 359
HEARING DATE(S): 7 October 2005
JUDGMENT DATE: 28 October 2005
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Grove J at 4; Hislop J at 48
DECISION: CROWN APPEAL ALLOWED; RESPONDENT RESENTENCED
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - SENTENCE - MANSLAUGHTER (3 COUNTS) - AND AGGRAVATED DANGEROUS DRIVING CAUSING GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM - ERROR IN ASSESSING SENTENCE AS IF ONE OFFENCE CAUSED THREE DEATHS - DISTINCTION BETWEEN MANSLAUGHTER AND OFFENCE CONTRARY TO s.52A OF CRIMES ACT - CROWN APPEAL - INADEQUACY OF SENTENCES - GROSS CULPABILITY OF OFFENDER - RESPONDENT RESENTENCED
LEGISLATION CITED: s52A Crimes Act 1900
Johnson v The Queen 2004 78 ALJR 616 Mill v The Queen 1998 166 CLR 59 Olbrich v The Queen 1999 199 CLR 270 Pearce v The Queen 1998 194 CLR 610 The Queen v De Simoni 1981 147 CLR 383 CASES CITED: R v Buttsworth 1983 1 NSWLR 658 R. v . Holton [2002] NSWSC 775; [2004] NSWCCA 214 R v Ryan 2003 39 MVR 395 R. v Vukic [2003] NSWCCA 13 R v Simpson 2001 53 NSWLR 704
PARTIES: Regina v Matthew Allan Cameron
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2005/1066
N. Noman (Crown/Applicant) COUNSEL: P. Byrne SC with M. Allen (Respondent)
S. Kavanagh (DPP) SOLICITORS: Campbell Paton Taylor (Respondent)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 05/61/0014
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Charteris DCJ
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2005/1066
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