NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Makrynikos v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 170
HEARING DATE(S): 26 September 2005
JUDGMENT DATE: 30 May 2006
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Hislop J at 2; Rothman J at 90
DECISION: 1. Appeal as to conviction dismissed; 2. Leave to appeal on sentence granted; 3. Appeal on sentence upheld; 4. Sentence quashed. In lieu thereof the appellant is sentenced to imprisonment for 7 years commencing on 3 September 2004 and expiring on 2 September 2011 with a non-parole period of 4 years and 6 months commencing on 3 September 2004 and expiring on 2 March 2009.
CATCHWORDS: Criminal law - Duress - Trial Judge's directions - Sentence
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 ss - 112(1), 346 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - s 21A
Attwood v The Queen (1960) 102 CLR 353 Edwards v The Queen (1993) 178 CLR 193 R v Abusafiah (1991) 24 NSWLR 531 R v Brewster (1998) I Cr App R 220 R v Hasan [2005] 2 Crim App 314 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v O'Brien (2003) NSWCCA 121 CASES CITED: R v Pimentel [1999] 110 A Crim R 30 R v Ponfield (1999) 48 NSWLR 327 R v Rogers (1996) 86 A Crim R 542 R v Runjanjic (1991) 56 SASR 114 R v Wickham [2004] NSWCCA 193 R v Williams (1997) 97 A Crim R 119 Rice v McDonald (2000) 113 A Crim R 75 Stingel v The Queen (1990) 171 CLR 312 Zoneff v The Queen (2000) 200 CLR 234
PARTIES: Applicant - Zafririos Makrynikos Respondent - Regina
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