NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: HEWITT v REGINA [2007] NSWCCA 353
HEARING DATE(S): Thursday 15 November 2007
JUDGMENT DATE: 17 December 2007
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Hall J at 2; Price J at 77
DECISION: Leave to appeal granted, but the appeal be dismissed
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW – Sentencing – Factors in aggravation – Prior conviction for cultivating cannabis – Whether "planned or organised criminal activity" – Low level of planning – Whether quality of cannabis properly taken into account by sentencing judge – Whether cannabis for personal use – Whether sentences manifestly excessive
LEGISLATION CITED: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
Regina v Hamid [2006] 164 A Crim R 179 Fahs v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 26 NCR Australia v Credit Connection [2005] NSWSC 1118 Readburn v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 60 Regina v Blair (2005) 152 A Crim R 462 Regina v Boorer (CCA, unreported 15 November 1990) CASES CITED: Regina v Johnson [2004] NSWCCA 76 Regina v McNaughton [2006] 163 A Crim R 381 Regina v Reynolds [2004] NSWCCA 51 Regina v Wickham [2004] NSWCCA 193 Regina v Willard [2005] NSWSC 402 Regina v Yildiz (2006) 160 A Crim R 218 Sales v The Queen (CCA, unreported 2 June 1989)
PARTIES: John Patrick HEWITT v REGINA
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2007/3276
COUNSEL: Crown: T W Thorpe App: P Boulten SC/P Smart
SOLICITORS: Crown: S Kavanagh App: Darryl Quigley Partners Lawyers
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