NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Regina v Gu [2006] NSWCCA 104
HEARING DATE(S): 03/04/2006
JUDGMENT DATE: 7 April 2006
JUDGMENT OF: Grove J at 1; Simpson J at 2; Howie J at 3
DECISION: Appeal is dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: Criminal Law - Sentencing - Crown appeal - whether sentence of periodic detention manifestly inadequate for offences of drug supplying - young vulnerable offender - whether at risk in custody - failure to find facts - failure to properly take matters into account - exercise of discretion to dismiss the appeal.
LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 - s 5D Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 - s 25(1)
R v Blanco (NSWCCA, unreported, 22 October 1987) R v Clarke (NSWCCA, unreported, 15 March 1990) T v Thompson (NSWCCA, unreported, 4 April 1994) R v Cacciola (1998) 104 A Crim R 178 R v Harmouche [2005] NSWCCA 398 CASES CITED: Markarian v The Queen (2005) 79 ALJR 1048 R v Durocher-Yvon (2003) 58 NSWLR 581 R v Mostyn (2004) A Crim R 304 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 R v Gorman (2002) 137 A Crim R 326 R v Wall [2002] NSWCCA 42
PARTIES: Regina v Wen Fei Gu
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2005/2413
COUNSEL: P. Miller - Crown A. Francis - Respondent
SOLICITORS: S. Kavanagh - Crown S. O'Connor - Respondent
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 05/22/0700
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Geraghty DCJ
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2005/2413
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