NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Taylor v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 191
HEARING DATE(S): 6 June 2007
JUDGMENT DATE: 4 July 2007
JUDGMENT OF: Basten JA at 1; Grove J at 10; Howie J at 36
DECISION: Appeal against sentence dismissed
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - SENTENCE - OFFENCES OF SUPPLYING PROHIBITED DRUG AND SUCH SUPPLY ON A CONTINUING BASIS - SEPARATE CHARGE OF DOING ACT WITH INTENTION TO PERVERT THE COURSE OF JUSTICE - ALL SENTENCES ORDERED TO BE SERVED CONCURRENTLY - OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING NEED FOR CUMULATION ON THAT SEPARATE MATTER - FINDING BY SENTENCING JUDGE THAT THERE WERE NOT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFYING DEPARTURE FROM STATUTORY PRESCRIPTION FOR DIVISION OF NON PAROLE PERIOD AND BALANCE TERM - SPECIFICATION OF NON PAROLE PERIODS INCONSISTENT WITH THAT FINDING BUT TO ADVANTAGE OF OFFENDER IN SHORTER PERIODS THAN APPLICATION OF STATUTORY FORMULA WOULD PRODUCE - ERROR IN PROCESS BY TRIAL JUDGE DOES NOT REQUIRE LESSER SENTENCES BEING IMPOSED - SENTENCES NOT MANIFESTLY EXCESSIVE
Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Minimum Sentencing) Act 2002 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Drugs Misuse & Trafficking Act 1985
Astill (No 2) [1992] 64 A Crim R 289 R. Hampton (1998) 44 NSWLR 729 R v Kairouz [2005] NSWCCA 247 CASES CITED: R. v Oastler (unrep) 2 Nov 1992 NSWCCA R. v Perez [2004] NSWCCA 218 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 Singh v DPP [2006] 164 A Crim R 284
PARTIES: Nathan Andrew Taylor v Regina
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