R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 Hearing dates: 6 December 2011 Decision date: 06 February 2012 Before: Bathurst CJ at 1 Simpson J at 2 Adamson J at 78 Decision: Crown appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - crown appeal - sentencing - sentencing guidelines - plea of guilty - dangerous driving occasioning death; dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm - s 5D Criminal Appeal Act 1912 - s 52A Crimes Act 1900 - s 12 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - s 44 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - s 166 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 - objective criminality of offences - moral culpability - objectives of sentencing - consideration of deterrence - provisional driving licence - licence disqualifications - drugs - alcohol - vehicle restrictions Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Cases Cited: R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; 49 NSWLR 383 R v Berg [2004] NSWCCA 300 R v AB [2011] NSWCCA 229 R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Whyte [2002] NSWCCA 343, 55 NSWLR 252 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Applicant) Shane Richard Millwood (Respondent) Representation: Counsel S Dowling (Applicant) P Strickland SC (Respondent) Solicitor S Kavanagh (Applicant) Legal Aid NSW (Respondent File Number(s): 10/418221 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 2011-07-26 00:00:00 Before: Black DCJ File Number(s): 10/418221