REGINA v WICKS [2005] NSWCCA 465

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: REGINA v WICKS [2005] NSWCCA 465

HEARING DATE(S): 25 October 2005

JUDGMENT DATE: 25 November 2005

JUDGMENT OF: The Court

DECISION: For the relevant offences the respondent is sentenced to a non-parole period of five years commencing on 8 June 2005 and expiring on 7 June 2010

CATCHWORDS: CLARIFICATION - single non-parole period not fixed as required by s 19AB of the Crimes Act 1914

The Crown (Appl) PARTIES: Leon Wicks (Resp)

FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2005/1208

W J Abraham QC (Appl/Crown) COUNSEL: W Flynn (Resp)

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Appl/Crown) SOLICITORS: Marsdens Law Group (Resp)

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court

LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 05/61/0039

LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Woods ADCJ

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2005/1208

McCLELLAN CJ at CL ADAMS J HOEBEN J

FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2005 REGINA v WICKS, Leon Judgment 1 THE COURT: Since determining this appeal the Court has become aware that a single non-parole period was not fixed as required by s 19AB of the Crimes Act 1914. Being of the opinion that periods of non-parole in relation to the offences under s 50BA(1) and s 50BB(1) are as provided in the original judgment, the Court now varies the orders to provide as follows: For the relevant offences the respondent is sentenced to a non-parole period of five years commencing on 8 June 2005 and expiring on 7 June 2010. **********