NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Kerr v Regina [2008] NSWCCA 44
HEARING DATE(S): 01/02/08
JUDGMENT DATE: 6 March 2008
JUDGMENT OF: Hodgson JA at 1; Kirby J at 2; Buddin J at 37
DECISION: Leave to appeal against sentence granted, but appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - appeal against sentence - whether sentence manifestly excessive - three serious drug offences - all sentences concurrent - not appropriate to make concurrent - whether lesser sentence warranted (s6(3) Criminal Appeal Act).
Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
R v Godden [2005] NSWCCA 160 R v Giammaria & Karagiannis [2006] NSWCCA 63 R v Quan [2006] NSWCCA 382 CASES CITED : Hantzis v R [2006] NSWCCA 387 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Hammoud [2000] NSWCCA 540; (2000) 118 A Crim R 66 AJO v R [2008] NSWCCA 28
PARTIES: Lewis Arthur Kerr (App) Regina (Resp/Crown)
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2007/2865
COUNSEL: P R Boulten SC (App) G Rowling (Resp/Crown)
SOLICITORS: D Quigley (App) S Kavanagh - DPP (Resp/Crown)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 06/51/0146
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Blanch DCJ
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 23/02/07
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2007/2865
HODGSON JA KIRBY J BUDDIN J
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