NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: R v Nicholson [2010] NSWCCA 80
HEARING DATE(S): 07/04/2010
JUDGMENT DATE: 5 May 2010
JUDGMENT OF: Beazley JA at 1; Howie J at 2; Hislop J at 48
DECISION: The appeal is dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - Crown appeal - Malicious wounding with intent - plea of guilty - whether failure to assess objective seriousness - whether failure to have sufficient regard to previous record - whether discount for plea too high - whether sufficient regard to specific deterrence - whether sentence manifestly inadequate
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 - s 33 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - s 21A
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
R v JW [2010] NSWCCA 49 DPP v Cooke [2007] NSWCA 2; 168 A Crim R 379 R v MLP [2006] NSWCCA 271; 164 A Crim R 93 El Chammas v R [2009] NSWCCA 154 Veen v The Queen [No 2] [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 CASES CITED : R v Stambolis [2006] NSWCCA 56; 160 A Crim R 510 R v Thomson and Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; 49 NSWLR 383 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 Bourke v R [2010] NSWCCA 22 R v Mitchell and Gallagher [2007] NSWCCA 296 R v McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242; 66 NSWLR 566
PARTIES: Regina v Roy William Nicholson
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2007/13398
COUNSEL: P Leask - Crown J Manuel - Respondent
SOLICITORS: S Kavanagh - Crown S O'Connor - Respondent
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 2007/13398
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: English DCJ
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