Regina v Aaron John Lee Maher Regina v Dwayne Eric Welsh Regina v Craig Vincent Lardner Regina v Ronald Priestly [2005] NSWCCA 16

Reported Decision : 154 A Crim R 457

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Regina v Aaron John Lee Maher Regina v Dwayne Eric Welsh Regina v Craig Vincent Lardner Regina v Ronald Priestly [2005] NSWCCA 16

HEARING DATE(S): 2 February 2005

JUDGMENT DATE: 2 February 2005

JUDGMENT OF: Dunford J at 1, 66; Kirby J at 65

DECISION: Extension of time allowed. Leave to appeal granted. Appeals allowed. Applicants re-sentenced.

CATCHWORDS: Criminal Law - Sentencing - prison riot - multiple offenders - different roles played by different offenders - maliciously inflict grievous bodily harm with intent - riot - head sentence and non-parole period - concurrent or cumulative sentences - parity - totality

Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Minimum Sentencing) Act 2002, No 90

Bugmy v The Queen (1990) 169 CLR 525 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 Postiglione v The Queen (1998) 189 CLR 295 R v Canino [2002] NSWCCA 76 R v Close (1992) 65 A Crim R 55 CASES CITED: R v Fajka [2004] NSWCCA 166 R v Hammoud (2000) 118 A Crim R 66 R v Mailes [2004] NSWCCA 394 R v McCormack & Ors [1981] VR 104 R v Tiddy (1969) SASR 575 R v Wheeler [2000] NSWCCA 34 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465

Regina v Aaron John Lee Maher Regina v Dwayne Eric Welsh PARTIES: Regina v Craig Vincent Lardner Regina v Ronald Priestly