DUFFY, Michael John v R; MANGAN, Shane Kenneth v R [2009] NSWCCA 304

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: DUFFY, Michael John v R; MANGAN, Shane Kenneth v R [2009] NSWCCA 304

HEARING DATE(S): 26 October 2009

JUDGMENT DATE: 18 December 2009

JUDGMENT OF: Allsop P at 1; Fullerton J at 2; McCallum J at 43

DECISION: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against sentence - maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm in company - whether error in factual findings by sentencing judge - whether error in failure to apply 25 per cent discount for guilty plea - whether error in appointment of applicant's role in commission of offence - whether failure to give sufficient weight to subjective circumstances

Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence Act 1995

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

APT v R [2009] NSWCCA 230 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 McKenna v R [2007] NSWCCA 113 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 CASES CITED : R v Johnstone [2004] NSWCCA 307 R v Mitchell, R v Gallagher [2007] NSWCCA 296; 177 A Crim R 94 R v SY & Anor [2003] NSWCCA 291 R v Scott [2003] NSWCCA 286 Waters v R [2007] NSWCCA 219

Michael John Duffy (App) PARTIES: Shane Kenneth Mangan (App) The Crown (Resp)

FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2008/2748; 2007/8395

D O'Neil (App Duffy) COUNSEL: D Patch (App Mangan) V Lydiard (Resp)

Legal Aid Commission (App Duffy) SOLICITORS: G Murray (App Mangan) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Resp)