REGINA v APM [2005] NSWCCA 463

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

REGINA v APM [2005] NSWCCA 463 CITATION: This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 14 December 2005

JUDGMENT DATE: 14 December 2005

JUDGMENT OF: Hodgson JA at 1/53; McClellan CJ at CL at 2; Hall J at 54

DECISION: 1. Appeal allowed; 2. Sentence quashed; 3. Respondent sentenced to a non-parole period of one year with an additional term of a further year; 4. The non-parole period portion of the sentence to be served by periodic detention; 5. Order the respondent to continue reporting to the Metropolitan Periodic Detention Centre to complete the balance of the term of the sentence.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - Crown appeal against sentence - maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm upon an infant - brain damage - injury inflicted recklessly in panic - remorse - guilty plea - periodic detention - sentence partly served - whether sentence manifestly inadequate - whether insufficient weight given to objective seriousness of offence - whether Local Court jurisidction an irrelevant consideration - whether incorrect formulation of sentence

Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED: Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999

Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321 R v Baker [2000] NSWCCA 85 R v Clark, unreported, NSWCCA, 27 March 1995 R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 R v Dunn unreported, NSWCCA, 6 November 1995 R v Hallocoglu (1992) 29 NSWLR 67 CASES CITED: R v Pangallo (1991) 56 A Crim R 441 R v Pitcher (unreported, NSWCCA, 19 February 1996 R v Potter (1994) 72 A Crim R 108 R v Rainbow unreported, NSWCCA, 20 December 1996 R v Remilton [2001] NSWCCA 546 R v Royal [2003] NSWCCA 275 R v Wall [2002] NSWCCA 42