NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: TAYLOR v REGINA [2006] NSWCCA 7
HEARING DATE(S): 23 January 2006
JUDGMENT DATE: 3 February 2006
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Howie J at 42; Latham J at 43
DECISION: Appeal dismissed
CATCHWORDS: Applicant appeal against sentence - dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm - fatigue - influence of marijuana and alcohol - serious permanent injury caused - serious offence - knowledge of own physical condition - recent personal emotional turmoil impairing psychological functioning - whether a mitigating factor - whether lowers moral culpability - whether sentence manifestly excessive - importance of general deterrence - high moral culpability - extent and nature of injuries
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
R v Dutton [2005] NSWCCA 248 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 225 R v Jiminez [1999] NSWCCA 7 CASES CITED: R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Lauritsen (2000) 114 A Crim R 333 R v Letteri, NSWCCA, 18 March 1992, unreported R v Pearson [2004] NSWCCA 129 R v Tsiaras [1996] 1 VR 398 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252
PARTIES: Jeffrey Thomas Taylor (Appl) The Crown
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2005/2356
COUNSEL: G I O Rowling (Crown) C Smith (Appl)
SOLICITORS: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Legal Aid Commission of NSW (Appl)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
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