Caristo v R [2011] NSWCCA 7

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Caristo v R [2011] NSWCCA 7 Hearing dates: 17 December 2010 Decision date: 10 February 2011 Before: Giles JA at 1 Adams J at 2 R A Hulme J at 4 Decision: Leave to appeal refused Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal and new trial - appeal against sentence - whether sufficient weight given to finding of special circumstances - no point of principle Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drugs Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Bugmy v R [1990] HCA 181; 169 CLR 525 Fina'i v R [2006] NSWCCA 134 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45 Morgan & Morgan v R (1980) 7 A Crim R 146 Murphy v R [2007] NSWCCA 18 Power v The Queen [1974] HCA 26; 131 CLR 623 R v Bernier (1998) 102 A Crim R 44 R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 R v Sutton [2004] NSWCCA 225 Trad v R [2009] NSWCCA 56 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Caristo (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr S Odgers SC (Applicant) Mr J Pickering (Respondent) Solicitors: The Law Practice Solicitor for Public Prosecutions File Number(s): 2009/8481 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2009-10-23 00:00:00 Before: Tupman DCJ File Number(s): 2009/11/0453