Regina v Read [2010] NSWCCA 78

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Regina v Read [2010] NSWCCA 78 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 2 March 2010

JUDGMENT DATE: 3 May 2010

JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 1; Hulme J at 70; Latham J at 71

DECISION: (1) Appeal allowed. (2) Set aside the sentences of imprisonment to be served by way of periodic detention imposed by Robison DCJ. (3) Sentence the respondent: For the offence involving grievous bodily harm to Ms Minzevska, to imprisonment for a non-parole period of 14 months commencing on 3 May 2010 with a balance of term of 1 year; For the offence involving grievous bodily harm to Ms Lei, to imprisonment for a non-parole period of 11 months commencing on 3 November 2010 with a balance of term of 1 year; The respondent will be eligible for release to parole on 2 October 2011.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - Crown appeal on sentence - dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm - injury to two persons resulting from the same dangerous driving - whether imprisonment for concurrent non-parole periods of 12 months served by periodic detention manifestly inadequate - need for some accumulation where two persons harmed as result of one act of dangerous driving - complete concurrency does not recognise the total criminality - periodic detention inappropriate - need to adhere to the guideline judgment in R v Whyte,

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