NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: REGINA v. WOOD [2005] NSWCCA 159
HEARING DATE(S): Friday 1 April 2005
JUDGMENT DATE: 28 April 2005
JUDGMENT OF: Grove J at 1; Howie J at 2; Hall J at 7
DECISION: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal allowed in part. The order of Knight, DCJ. be quashed insofar as the term of imprisonment was expressed to commence on 16 July 2005 and to expire on 11 January 2006. In lieu of the order made by Knight, DCJ., order that the fixed term of imprisonment of five months and 27 days to commence on 3 February 2005 and to expire on 29 July 2005.
CATCHWORDS: Criminal law - appeal against sentence - taking into account period of pre-sentence custody - s.47 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - involvement in planning of the offence - s.21A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - principle in De Simoni - principle of totality
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
McHugh (1985) 1 NSWLR 588 CASES CITED: Newman & Simpson (2004) 145 A. Crim. R. 148 De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 683
REGINA v. PARTIES: WOOD, Colin Barry
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2004/3302
Crown: P. Barrett COUNSEL: Applicant: B. Rigg
Crown: S. Kavanagh SOLICITORS: Applicant: S.E. O'Connor
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 03/21/1109
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Knight, DCJ.
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2004/3302
GROVE, J. HOWIE, J. HALL, J.
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