Donaczy v Regina [2010] NSWCCA 143

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Donaczy v Regina [2010] NSWCCA 143

HEARING DATE(S): 19 April 2010

JUDGMENT DATE: 6 July 2010

JUDGMENT OF: Allsop P at 1; Grove J at 57; Hislop J at 58

DECISION: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against sentence – discount for guilty plea – manslaughter by unlawful and dangerous act – offender struck victim with fatal blow to the head – open to sentencing judge to set discount - CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against sentence – considerations – application of R v Fernando in weighing personal subjective circumstances against objective seriousness of the offence – sentence not manifestly excessive

LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 5 Criminal Case Conferencing Trial Act 2008 (NSW) ss 4, 17

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Carroll v The Queen [2009] HCA 13; 83 ALJR 579 Hopley v R [2008] NSWCCA 105 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51 Melchers v R [2003] NSWCCA 119 Nanai v R [2010] NSWCCA 21 R v Bashford [2007] NSWSC 1380 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Carroll [2008] NSWCCA 218; 188 A Crim R 253 R v Carroll [2010] NSWCCA 55 R v CK; R v TCS [2007] NSWSC 1424 CASES CITED : R v Edward David Zammit [2008] NSWCCA 317 R v El Hani [2004] NSWCCA 162 R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Forbes [2005] NSWCCA 377 R v Heikkinen [2006] NSWCCA 50 R v KT [2007] NSWSC 83 R v Maclurcan [2003] NSWSC 799 R v O'Hare [2003] NSWSC 652 R v Risteski [1999] NSWSC 1248 R v Smith [2008] NSWSC 201 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; 49 NSWLR 383