NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision: 169 A CRIM R 415
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Lawler v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 85
HEARING DATE(S): 5 March 2007
JUDGMENT DATE: 30 March 2007
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Bell J at 2; Price J at 3
DECISION: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: Criminal law - sentencing - manslaughter by use of a motor vehicle - no less serious a crime - pre-meditation - general deterrence - heavy vehicles - sentence not manifestly excessive.
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 s 18(1)(b) s 52A(3)(c) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act s21A(2)(m)
Ian Gobbet v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 46 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 Regina v Falzon [2000] NSWCCA 530 Regina v Janceski [2005] NSWCCA 288 R v Cramp [1999] NSWCCA 324 CASES CITED: R v Lynn [2004] NSWCCA 222 R v McKenna (1992) 63 A Crim R 452 R v Sutton [2004] NSWCCA 225 R v Tadrosse [2005] NSWCCA 145 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Waqa (No 2) [2005] NSWCCA 33
PARTIES: David Kent Lawler Regina
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2006/2451
COUNSEL: P. D Rosser QC - Applicant D. Frearson SC and N. Gouda - Crown
SOLICITORS: L Renfrew - Applicant S. Kavanagh - Crown
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 05/31/0120
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: J X Gibson ADCJ
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 29 September 2005
LOWER COURT MEDIUM NEUTRAL CITATION: Regina v David Kent Lawler
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