NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Hopley v R [2008] NSWCCA 105
HEARING DATE(S): 13 May 2008
JUDGMENT DATE: 15 May 2008
JUDGMENT OF: Beazley JA at 1; Johnson J at 2; McCallum J at 51
DECISION: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: SENTENCING - manslaughter by unlawful and dangerous act - single blow causing death - impact on child of offender resulting from full-time imprisonment - whether sentence manifestly excessive
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
R v Grenenger [1999] NSWSC 380 R v Maclurcan [2003] NSWSC 799 R v O'Hare [2003] NSWSC 652 R v Ristevski [1999] NSWSC 1248 R v Hyatt [2000] NSWSC 773 Savvas v The Queen (1995) 183 CLR 1 Cheung v The Queen [2001] 209 CLR 1 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 CASES CITED : R v Khouzame [2000] NSWCCA 505 R v Merritt (2004) 59 NSWLR 557 R v Day (1998) 100 A Crim R 275 R v Gip; R v Ly (2006) 161 A Crim R 173 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v Forbes [2005] NSWCCA 337 R v Blacklidge (NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, 12 December 1995) KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51 R v Inzitari (NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, 28 March 1985)
PARTIES: Clint Hopley (Applicant) Regina (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2007/2909
COUNSEL: Ms S Kluss (Applicant) Mr L Lamprati SC (Respondent)
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