NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: McArthur v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 200
HEARING DATE(S): 23 June 2006 JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 25; Grove J at 1; Hidden J at 26
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 06/23/2006
DECISION: Appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - SENTENCE - ARMED ROBBERY CAUSING GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM WITH OFFENSIVE WEAPON - FINDING INJURY CAUSED EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY SUBSTANTIAL - NO BREACH OF RESTRICTION IN TREATING ELEMENT OF CRIME AS AGGRAVATING FACTOR - SENTENCING JUDGE ELABORATING UPON THE EXTENT OF HARM - OFFENDER ON PAROLE - OBJECTIVE SERIOUSNESS HIGH - SEVERE SENTENCE WARRANTED - NO ERROR IN ASSESSMENT
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
R v Amohanga & anor 2005 155 A Crim R 262 R v Campbell [2000] NSWCCA 157 CASES CITED: R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 R v Hamlin unreported NSWCCA 5 May 1997 R v Teoka & Ors [2004] NSWCCA 373 R v Weldon & Carberry (2002) 136 A Crim R 55
PARTIES: Scott Alexander McArthur v Regina
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2006/343
COUNSEL: M. Dennis (Applicant) J. Girdham (Crown/Respondent)
SOLICITORS: S. O'Connor (Applicant) S. Kavanagh (DPP)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 05/11/0604
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Blackmore DCJ
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 22 July 2005
LOWER COURT MEDIUM NEUTRAL CITATION: unreported
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2006/343
GILES JA GROVE J HIDDEN J
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