NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: SHERIDAN, Geoffrey Gordon v R [2008] NSWCCA 14
HEARING DATE(S): 5 February 2008
JUDGMENT DATE: 5 February 2008
JUDGMENT OF: Beazley JA at [44], [46]; James J at [1]; Kirby J at [45]
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 5 February 2008
DECISION: Grant leave to appeal against sentence but appeal against sentence dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - Sentencing - no question of principle
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act
R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 CASES CITED : R v Morgan (1993) 70 A Crim R 368 The Queen v De Simoni (1980-1981) 147 CLR 383 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1987-1988) 164 CLR 465
PARTIES: SHERIDAN, Geoffrey Gordon v R
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2007/2775
COUNSEL: M P Dennis (Appellant) D U Arnott SC / L K Wells (Crown)
SOLICITORS: S O'Connor (Solicitor for Legal Aid Commission) S Kavanagh (Solicitor for Public Prosecutions)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 06/21/3170
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Mahoney DCJ
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 22 January 2007
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2007/2775
BEAZLEY JA JAMES J KIRBY J
TUESDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2008 SHERIDAN, Geoffrey Gordon v R Judgment 1 JAMES J: Geoffrey Gordon Sheridan applied for leave to appeal against the sentence imposed on him in the District Court on 22 January 2007 by his Honour Mahoney ADCJ for an offence of armed robbery, that is robbery whilst armed with an offensive weapon, committed on 14 September 2005, to which he had pleaded guilty.
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