Regina v Stankovic [2006] NSWCCA 229

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Regina v Stankovic [2006] NSWCCA 229

HEARING DATE(S): 19 June 2006

JUDGMENT DATE: 1 August 2006

JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 1; Grove J at 2; Hidden J at 49

DECISION: CROWN APPEAL ALLOWED; RESPONDENT RESENTENCED

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - SENTENCE - LARGE COMMERCIAL QUANTITY MDMA - OFFENDER ENGAGED AS "LABOURER" IN ILLICIT FACTORY - UNSUPERVISED - CLAIM OF DURESS ACCEPTED BY SENTENCING JUDGE - SEPARATE PREVIOUS ACTIVITY IN GROWING CANNABIS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ON FORM 1 WITH OTHER OFFENCES - CROWN APPEAL - MANIFEST INADEQUACY DEMONSTRATED

AG's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999; No 1 of 2000 2002 56 NSWLR 146 Des Rosiers v R [2006] NSWCCA 6 Power v The Queen 1974 131 CLR 623 CASES CITED: R v Hampton 1998 44 NSWLR 729 R v Simpson 2001 53 NSWLR 704 R v Way 2004 60 NSWLR 168 The Queen v Olbrich 1999 199 CLR 270

PARTIES: Regina v Nenad Stankovic

FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2006/407

COUNSEL: D. Frearson SC (Crown/Appellant) P. Hamill SC (Respondent)

SOLICITORS: S. Kavanagh (DPP) K. Kyriacou (Respondent)

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court

LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 05/11/1023

LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Geraghty DCJ

LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 15 December 2005

LOWER COURT MEDIUM NEUTRAL CITATION: N/A

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2006/407

GILES JA GROVE J HIDDEN J