PAPWORTH v R [2011] NSWCCA 253

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: PAPWORTH v R [2011] NSWCCA 253 Hearing dates: 17 November 2011 Decision date: 25 November 2011 Before: WHEALY JA at 1 SIMPSON J at 2 HOEBEN J at 3 Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against sentence - use of Form 1 offences - whether sentencing judge erred in refusing to find special circumstances - parity - whether sentence manifestly excessive. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under section 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518, (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Caristo v R [2011] NSWCCA 7 at [26] Hili v The Queen [2010] HCA 45 Leese v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 108 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623 at 627-629 Quayle v R [2010] NSWCCA 16 at [41] R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 at [31] R v El Hayek [2004] 144 A Crim R 90 at [103] R v El Hayek [2004] NSWCCA 25; [2004]144 A Crim R 90 at [103] R v Millar [2005] NSWCCA 202 R v Morgan (1993) 70 A Crim R 368 R v Palmer [2007] NSWCCA 308 Regina v Price [2005] NSWCCA 285 R v Silver (1999) NSWCCA 108 per Simpson J at [28] R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534, (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 at [59] Regina v J. Tory and L. Tory [2006] NSWCCA 18 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1987-88) 164 CLR 465 at 477 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Martin Dennis Papworth - Applicant Representation: Ms C Nash - Applicant Ms Bowers - Respondent Crown Mitchell Cavanagh - Applicant File Number(s): 2009/257678 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2010-10-13 00:00:00 Before: Coolahan DCJ File Number(s): 2009/257678