NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Hourigan v R [2006] NSWCCA 183
HEARING DATE(S): 5 June 2006
JUDGMENT DATE: 5 June 2006
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1, 40, 42; Johnson J at 2; Latham J at 41
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 06/05/2006
DECISION: 1. Appeal against conviction dismissed; 2. Leave to appeal against sentence granted, but appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: APPEAL - plea of guilty to supplying heroin (four counts) - appeal against conviction - no reason to doubt integrity of pleas of guilty - appeal against sentence - parity principle - sentences not manifestly excessive
LEGISLATION CITED: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Criminal Appeal Act 1912
Meissner v The Queen (1995) 184 CLR 132 R v Van (2002) 129 A Crim R 229 Jones v The Queen (1993) 67 ALJR 376 CASES CITED: R v Araya (2005) 155 A Crim R 555 R v Kelly (2005) 155 A Crim R 499 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 Johnson v The Queen (2004) 78 ALJR 616 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 79 ALJR 1048
PARTIES: Shon Hourigan (Appellant) Regina (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2006/16
COUNSEL: No appearance of Appellant (written submissions only) Ms J Dwyer (Respondent)
SOLICITORS: SC Kavanagh (Respondent)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 04/11/0542
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Acting Judge Andrew
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 22 April 2005
LOWER COURT MEDIUM NEUTRAL CITATION: ---
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