Quealey v R [2010] NSWCCA 116

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Quealey v R [2010] NSWCCA 116

HEARING DATE(S): 4 March 2010

JUDGMENT DATE: 4 June 2010

JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 1; Hulme J at 2; Latham J at 8

DECISION: Leave to appeal allowed Appeal dismissed

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - Appeal agains sentence- offences under s 36(1) Firearms Act 1996 and s93GA(1) Crimes Act 1900 - whether Judge erred in assessment of objective gravity of offences - whether motive for commission of offences reduced offender's moral culpability - whether disparity of sentence with co-offender - whether sentence manifestly excessive.

LEGISLATION CITED: Firearms Act 1996 Crimes Act 1900

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

R v Swan [2006] NSWCCA 47 R v Mitchell [2007] NSWCCA 296; (2007) 177 A Crim R 94 CASES CITED : Barlow v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 96; (2008) 184 A Crim R 187 R v Rayment [2010] NSWCCA 85 R v Dole ; R v Nguyen [2010] NSWCCA 101 R v Daetz [2003] NSWCCA 216; (2003) 139 A Crim R 398

PARTIES: Julie Ann Quealey - Applicant Regina - Crown Respondent

FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2008/6624

COUNSEL: H Cox - Applicant S Dowling - Crown Respondent

SOLICITORS: S Hopkins - Aboriginal Legal Service - Applicant S Kavanagh - Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Crown Respondent

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court

LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 2008/6624

LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Keleman SC DCJ

LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 31 March 2009

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2008/6624