NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Simkhada v R [2010] NSWCCA 284
HEARING DATE(S): 30 November 2010
JUDGMENT DATE: 3 December 2010
JUDGMENT OF: Simpson J at 1; Blanch J at 2; RA Hulme J at 3
DECISION: 1. Application for leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal and new trial - appeal against sentence - grounds for interference - general sentencing considerations - effect of serving sentence in protective custody - effect of mental illness on sentencing - whether sentence is manifestly excessive
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Kafovalu v R [2007] NSWCCA 141 Clarke v R [2009] NSWCCA 49 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Quayle v R [2010] NSWCCA 16 R v Barakat [2004] NSWCCA 201 CASES CITED : R v Bloomfield (1998) 44 NSWLR 734 R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 R v Jarrold [2010] NSWCCA 69 R v Van Rysewyk [2008] NSWCCA 130 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 R v Wright (1997) 93 A Crim R 48 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; 207 CLR 584
PARTIES: Madan Raj Simkhada (Applicant) Regina (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2009/36590
COUNSEL: M R Wilson (Applicant) Ms V Lydiard (Respondent)
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