NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Munn v R [2009] NSWCCA 218 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S): 27 August 2009
JUDGMENT DATE: 30 September 2009
JUDGMENT OF: Spigelman CJ at 1; McClellan CJatCL at 9; RA Hulme J at 10
DECISION: Leave to appeal be allowed. The appeal is dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - attempt to strangle with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm - relevance of nature and extent of injuries caused - moderation of sentence by reason of offender's mental condition - whether sentence manifestly excessive
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 CASES CITED : R v Mitchell; R v Gallagher [2007] NSWCCA 296 R v MW [2007] NSWCCA 291 R v Woods [2009] NSWCCA 55
PARTIES: Darren Munn (Applicant) Regina (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2007/14876
COUNSEL: Mr P Strickland SC (Applicant) Mr D Arnott SC/Ms Ms Cinque (Respondent)
SOLICITORS: Legal Aid Commission Solicitor for Public Prosecutions
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 07/11/0802
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Ainslie-Wallace DCJ
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 17 October 2008
- 1 - IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2007/14876
SPIGELMAN CJ McCLELLAN CJ at CL R A HULME J
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