WINDLE v R [2011] NSWCCA 277

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: WINDLE v R [2011] NSWCCA 277 Hearing dates: 5 December 2011 Decision date: 16 December 2011 Before: MEAGHER JA at 1 HOEBEN J at 2 ROTHMAN J at 29 Decision: Leave to appeal allowed. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence appeal - plea of guilty to offence of robbery - whether sentencing judge properly assessed remorse - whether sentence manifestly excessive - refusal to identify co-offenders not relevant to remorse - limitation in use of statistics to establish manifest excess. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cases Cited: Ayoub Omran v R; El Masri, Ali v R; [2010] NSWCCA 196 Alvares & Farache v R [2011] NSWCCA 33 Fogg v R [2011] NSWCCA 1 Furia v R [2010] NSWCCA 326 Hili v R, Jones v R [2010] HCA 45, (2010) 85 ALJR 195 Holloway v Regina [2011] NSWCCA 23 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Majid v R [2010] NSWCCA 121 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 Pham v R [2010] NSWCCA 208 R v F [2002] 132 A Crim R 308 Simon Hayek v R [2010] NSWCCA 139 Stewart, Wade John v R [2009] NSWCCA 152 R v Sutton [2004] NSWCCA 225 Vuni v R [2006] NSWCCA 171 R v Winchester (1992) 38 A Crim R 345 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rodney Ronald Windle - Applicant Regina - Respondent Crown Representation: K Averre - Applicant Ms CS Bower - Respondent Crown B Sandland, Legal Aid NSW - Applicant S Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Respondent Crown File Number(s): 2010/89814 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-02-03 00:00:00 Before: King DCJ File Number(s): 2010/89814