NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: R v Cowan [2008] NSWCCA 124
HEARING DATE(S): 21/4/08
JUDGMENT DATE: 4 June 2008
JUDGMENT OF: Bell JA at 1; Barr J at 45; Buddin J at 46
DECISION: Appeal allowed. For orders see paragraph [44]
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW – multiple armed robbery offences - SENTENCING – Crown appeal – whether sentence for one offence adequately reflective of criminality involved in commission all offences.
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 Johnson v R [2004] HCA 15; 78 ALJR 616 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Mill v R (1988) 166 CLR 59; CASES CITED : Pearce v R [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 Postiglione v R (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Collins [2005] NSWCCA 198 R v Henry [19999] NSWCCA 111; 46 NSWLR 346 R v Thomas [2007] NSWCCA 269 R v Wall [2002] NSWCCA 42
PARTIES: Regina (Appellant) Gilbert Wolford Cowan (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2007/00005196
COUNSEL: G Rowling (Crown) M Ramage QC (Respondent)
SOLICITORS: S Kavanagh (Solicitor for Public Prosecutions) J Krajcik (Respondent)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 06/11/1025 07/11/0418
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Puckeridge DCJ
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