NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: R v Pickett [2010] NSWCCA 273
HEARING DATE(S): 22 October 2010
JUDGMENT DATE: 25 November 2010
JUDGMENT OF: Simpson J at 1; Fullerton J at 79; RA Hulme J at 86
DECISION: Crown appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW – particular offences – drug offences – supply prohibited drug (cocaine) – other offences – CRIMINAL LAW – Crown appeal – suspended sentence – whether sentence manifestly inadequate – CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – sentencing procedure – failure to properly assess objective seriousness – whether subjective features given too much weight – consideration of exceptional circumstances – no error established – voluntary cessation of criminal activity prior to arrest – Crown appeal dismissed
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
Brown v R; Reid v R [2006] NSWCCA 144 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 R v Bardo (NSWCCA, 14 July 1992, unreported) R v Burns [2007] NSWCCA 228 R v Clark (NSWCCA, 15 March 1990, unreported) CASES CITED : R v Gipp [2006] NSWCCA 115; 161 A Crim R 173 R v Gu [2006] NSWCCA 104 R v Hoon; R v Pouoa [2000] NSWCCA 137 R v Santos [2010] NSWCCA 127 R v Thompson (NSWCCA, 4 April 1991, unreported) R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 Scott v R [2010] NSWCCA 103
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