NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Ford v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 9
HEARING DATE(S): 30/01/2006
JUDGMENT DATE: 7 February 2006
JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 1; Howie J at 2
DECISION: Application for leave granted, appeal allowed. The sentences imposed are quashed. In respect of the first charge the applicant is sentenced to a non-parole period of 1 year and 10 months from 22 March 2005 and to expire on 21 January 2007. There is to be a balance of the term of 8 months from 22 January 2007. Subject to the sentence next to be imposed, the applicant is to be released to parole at the expiration of the non-parole period. In respect of the second charge there is a non-parole period of 1 year and 9 months from 22 September 2005 and to expire on 21 June 2007, the date upon which the applicant is to be released to parole. There is to be a balance of term of 9 months from 22 June 2007.
CATCHWORDS: Criminal Law - Sentence - two counts of dangerous driving causing gbh - concurrent sentences - double counting between guideline judgment and s 21A - no lesser sentence warranted.
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 - s 52A(3) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - ss 21A, 50(1)
R v Tadrosse [2005] NSWCCA 145 R v Tzanis [2005] NSWCCA 274 R v Janceski [2005] NSWCCA 288 CASES CITED: R v McMillan [2005] NSWCCA 28 R v Acunta [2005] NSWCCA 275 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252 R v Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383
PARTIES: Scott James Ford v Regina
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2005/1955
COUNSEL: P. Power SC - Crown A. Cook - Applicant
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