DOLAN v R [2010] NSWCCA 10

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: DOLAN v R [2010] NSWCCA 10

HEARING DATE(S): 3 February 2010

JUDGMENT DATE: 11 February 2010

JUDGMENT OF: Grove J at 1; Simpson J at 28; RA Hulme J at 29

DECISION: Appeal allowed.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - Sentence - Robbery in company - Young offender - Plea of guilty at earliest opportunity following frank admissions to police - Unplanned opportunistic offence - Failure to accord utilitarian value of the plea benefit to offender - Material available for resentence - Assessment of new sentence (by majority)

LEGISLATION CITED: s 97(1) Crimes Act 1900

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Legge v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 244 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 CASES CITED : R v Murchie (1999) 108 A Crim R 482 R v Sundar [2005] NSWCCA 93 R v Sutton [2004] NSWCCA 225 R v Tetereycz [2005] NSWCCA 197 R v Thomson & Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383

PARTIES: Christopher DOLAN - Applicant REGINA - Respondent/Crown

FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2008/5723

COUNSEL: N Steel - Applicant P Leask - Respondent/Crown

SOLICITORS: S O'Connor, Legal Aid Commission - Applicant S Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Respondent/Crown

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court

LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 2008/5723

LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Toner DCJ

LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 18 November 2008

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL CCA 2008/5723