SILLS v R [2011] NSWCCA 271

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: SILLS v R [2011] NSWCCA 271 Hearing dates: 5 December 2011 Decision date: 14 December 2011 Before: Meagher JA at 1 Hoeben J at 2 Rothman J at 66 Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence appeal - plea of guilty to accessory and receiving charges - whether sentencing judge erred in failing to rule on defence objections to Statement of Facts - whether applicant sentenced upon facts which disclosed a more serious offence - no error disclosed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Madden v R [2011] NSWCCA 254 Chow v Director of Public Prosecutions (1992) 28 NSWLR 593 R v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383 R v H [2005] NSWCCA 282 Regina v Laurentiu (1992) 63 A Crim R 402 per Wood J at 415-416 Regina v David Alan Lawless (CCA, unreported, 24 June 1994) R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Uzabeaga [2000] NSWCCA 381 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Sills - Applicant Regina - Respondent Crown Representation: W Hunt - Applicant MM Cinque - Respondent Crown B Sandland, Legal Aid Commission - Applicant S Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Respondent Crown File Number(s): 2009/282912 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-06-17 00:00:00 Before: Coolahan DCJ File Number(s): 2009/282912