NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: AYTON, Darren Lee v R [2008] NSWCCA 13
HEARING DATE(S): 30 January 2008
JUDGMENT DATE: 13 February 2008
JUDGMENT OF: Hodgson JA at 1; Kirby J at 2; Buddin J at 53
(1) Leave to extend time to appeal granted DECISION: (2) Leave to appeal granted (3) Appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: Criminal Practice & Procedure - Appeal against sentence - serious assault - relevance of mental retardation - special circumstances - parity
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
R v Swan [2006] NSWCCA 47 R v Elchami (NSW CCA, 15 December 1995, unreported) Carrion v R [2007] NSWCCA 174 CASES CITED : Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Postiglione v R (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Govinden [1999] NSWCCA 118; (1999) 106 A Crim R 314 R v Colgan [1999] NSWCCA 292 R v Boney [2001] NSWCCA 432
PARTIES: Darren Lee AYTON (Appl) REGINA (Resp)
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2006/5225
COUNSEL: J Manuell (App) J A Girdham (Resp/Crown)
SOLICITORS: J Witmer - LAC (App) S Kavanagh - DPP (Resp/Crown)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 06/51/0088
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Black DCJ
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 22/11/06
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2006/5225
HODGSON JA KIRBY J BUDDIN J
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