NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Stephen Leslie Newton v R [2009] NSWCCA 128
HEARING DATE(S): 23 April 2009
JUDGMENT DATE: 29 April 2009
JUDGMENT OF: Grove J at 1; Howie J at 2; RA Hulme J at 3
DECISION: I would grant leave to appeal but dismiss the appeal.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - relevant factors - error as to maximum penalty - slip in expression by judge - parity - disparity justified by marked difference in age of offenders
LEGISLATION CITED: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
Douglas v R [2006] NSWCCA 94 Hudson v R [2009] NSWCCA 59 Lowe v The Queen (1994) 154 CLR 606 Postiglione v The Queen (1996-1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Burns [2007] NSWCCA 228 R v cHAN [1999] nswcca 103 CASES CITED : R v Giang [2005] NSWCCA 387 R v Hoon [2000] NSWCCA 137 R v Mastronardi [2000] NSWCCA 12; (2000) 111 A Crim R 306 R v Rushby [1999] NSWCCA 104 R v Smiroldo [2000] NSWCCA 120; (2000) 112 A Crim R 47 R v Swan [2006] NSWCCA 47 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 at [172] Tuifa v R [2008] NSWCCA 224
PARTIES: Stephen Leslie NEWTON Regina
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2008/7683
COUNSEL: W Hunt (Applicant) P Leask (Crown)
SOLICITORS: S O'Connor (Legal Aid Commission) S Kavanagh (Solicitor for Public Prosecutions)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 2008/7683
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