NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Vuni v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 171
HEARING DATE(S): 26/05/2006
JUDGMENT DATE: 1 June 2006
JUDGMENT OF: Tobias JA at 1; James J at 2; Hoeben J at 3
DECISION: Leave to appeal granted.; Appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - Sentence appeal - whether sentence manifestly excessive - limited value of statistics and sentences in other cases for this kind of offence - wide discretion of sentencing judge - no error demonstrated.
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
Dinsdale (2000) 202 CLR 321 at 325 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25 R v Blacklidge (unreported, NSW CCA, 12 December 1995 R v Cioban [2003] NSWCCA 304 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 CASES CITED: R v Forbes [2005] NSW CCA 377 R v Hill (1981) 3 A Crim R 397 at 402 R v Hoerler (2004) 147 A Crim R 520 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 (R v Trevenna (2003) 149 A Crim R 505 R v Weinman (1987) 49 SASR 248 at 252 R v Wickham [2004] NSWCCA 193
PARTIES: Paonga Vuni - Applicant Regina - Respondent Crown
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2006/389
COUNSEL: Mr T Watts - Applicant Ms D Woodburne - Crown
SOLICITORS: SE O'Connor, Legal Aid Commission of NSW - Applicant S Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Crown
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: Supreme Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 2004/06
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Studdert J
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