TAYLOR v. REGINA [2007] NSWCCA 99

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: TAYLOR v. REGINA [2007] NSWCCA 99

HEARING DATE(S): Wednesday 4 April 2007

JUDGMENT DATE: 4 April 2007

JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 37; Hoeben J at 41; Hall J at 1

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 4 April 2007

DECISION: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed

LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

CASES CITED: Regina v Taouk (1992) 65 A Crim R 387 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610

PARTIES: TAYLOR, Christopher Wayne v. REGINA

FILE NUMBER(S): CCA No. 2006/2832

COUNSEL: Crown: N. Norman App: R. Bonnici

SOLICITORS: Crown: S. Kavanagh App: S. Moran & Co

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court

LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 05/121/3108

LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Goldring DCJ

LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 3 August 2006

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2006/2832

McCLELLAN CJ at CL HOEBEN J HALL J

WEDNESDAY 4 APRIL 2007 CHRISTOPHER WAYNE TAYLOR v. REGINA Judgment 1 HALL J: The applicant, by way of notice of application for leave to appeal dated 6 December 2006, seeks leave to appeal from the sentence imposed on him in the District Court (Goldring DCJ) on 3 August 2006. 2 The applicant pleaded guilty to three charges as follows:-

• One count of malicious wounding of Gregory King on 24 September 2004 under s.35(1)(a) of the Crimes Act 1900 .

• One count of perverting the course of justice under s.319 of the Crimes Act 1900 (Count 2) in that between 22 November 2004 and 1 March 2006 at Parklea and other places caused Lisa Bowman to make an untruthful statement to police with intent to pervert the course of justice.