Bourke v R [2010] NSWCCA 22

Reported Decision: 199 A Crim R 38

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Bourke v R [2010] NSWCCA 22

HEARING DATE(S): 8 December 2009

JUDGMENT DATE: 18 February 2010

JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJatCL at 1; Price J at 57; RA Hulme J at 58

DECISION: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Appeal dismissed.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - appeal against sentence - grounds for interference - whether sentencing judge erred in assessment of the objective seriousness of the offence - appeal ground dismissed - whether sentencing judge properly considered the applicant's mental illness when sentencing - appeal ground dismissed - CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - appeal against sentence - grounds for interference - sentence manifestly excessive - application of De Simoni principle

Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Amendment Act 2007 Crime Sentencing Procedure Act 1999 (NSW)

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

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