APTHORPE v R [2012] NSWCCA 100

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: APTHORPE v R [2012] NSWCCA 100 Hearing dates: 27/04/2012 Decision date: 21 May 2012 Before: Basten JA at [1] Johnson J at [2] Garling J at [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Sentence appeal - Affray - Applicant on bond at time of offence - Similar culpability of all five offenders - Error attributing statement during affray to applicant not of substance - Error regarding circumstances of Form 1 offences not of substance - Sentence not manifestly excessive - Four month longer non-parole period to co-offender not marked as clearly unjustifiable - Appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900, s 93C, s 117, s 195(1)(6) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, s 9, s 32, s 44 Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 6(3) Cases Cited: Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54; 202 CLR 321 Green v R; Quinn v R [2011] HCA 49, 86 ALJR 36 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Lowe v The Queen [1984] HCA 46; 154 CLR 606 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; 189 CLR 295 R v George [2004] NSWCCA 247 R v Trevenna [2004] NSWCCA 43 Stewart v R [2009] NSWCCA 152 Vuni v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 171 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Phillip Apthorpe (applicant) Regina (respondent) Representation: F Coyne (applicant) R Herps (respondent) Matthew Hammond Solicitors (applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (respondent) File Number(s): 2010/11444 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-10-21 00:00:00 Before: Neilson DCJ File Number(s): 2010/114442