NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: MACDONALD v REGINA [2007] NSWCCA 105
HEARING DATE(S): Tuesday 10 April 2007
JUDGMENT DATE: 16 April 2007
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Howie J at 2; Hall J at 3
DECISION: Leave to appeal granted; appeal dismissed
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW – SENTENCING – Attempted robbery armed with an offensive weapon – s 97(1), s 344A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) – mental disorder as a mitigating factor – lengthy and unexplained delay on part of prosecuting authorities – application of Regina v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 – whether sentence manifestly excessive
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900
Regina v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 Regina v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 Regina v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 225 Regina v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 CASES CITED: Regina v Todd (1982) 2 NSWLR 517 Mill v Regina (1988) 166 CLR 59 Regina v Johnson (CCA, unreported 16 May 1997) Regina v Hathaway [2005] NSWCCA 368 Regina v Shorten [2005] NSWCCA 106 SZ v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 19
PARTIES: David Gregory MACDONALD v REGINA
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA No. 2006/2911
COUNSEL: Crown: L. Babb App: H. Cox
SOLICITORS: Crown: S. Kavanagh App: Aboriginal Legal Service Limited
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 05/21/3160
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Mahoney A/DCJ
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 23 March 2006
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2006/2911
McCLELLAN CJ at CL HOWIE J HALL J
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