Jinnette v R [2012] NSWCCA 217

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Jinnette v R [2012] NSWCCA 217 Hearing dates: 12 October 2012 Decision date: 16 November 2012 Before: Hoeben JA at [1] Johnson J at [2] Beech-Jones J at [119] Decision: Leave to appeal granted, appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - sentence - offences committed by sentenced prisoner following escape from correctional centre - offences of specially aggravated kidnapping, robbery, aggravated carjacking and escape lawful custody - sentences partially accumulated on existing sentences - whether error in application of totality principle - whether error in failing to find special circumstances - whether error in structure of sentences - applicant's dysfunctional upbringing and history of abuse - objective gravity of offences - relevance of institutionalisation - no error demonstrated by applicant - attention of sentencing judge not drawn to ss.56 and 57 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - failure to apply s.57(2)(b) - error favoured the applicant - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2008 Cases Cited: Ng v R [2011] NSWCCA 227; 214 A Crim R 191 Jackson v R [2010] NSWCCA 162 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44 R v Speechley [2012] NSWCCA 130 R v Dickson [2002] NSWCCA 327; 132 A Crim 137 R v Horne [2004] NSWCCA 8 R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 Caristo v R [2011] NSWCCA 7 Collier v R [2012] NSWCCA 213 Baxter v R [2007] NSWCCA 237; 173 A Crim R 284 R v Pham [2005] NSWCCA 94 R v Williams [2004] NSWCCA 246; 148 A Crim R 325 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 at 47 Dyer v R [2011] NSWCCA 185 AM v R [2012] NSWCCA 203 Ta'ala v R [2008] NSWCCA 132 R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381; 167 A Crim R 159 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 Texts Cited: --- Category: Principal judgment Parties: James Paul Jinnette (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Barrow (Applicant) Mr E Balodis (Respondent) Solicitors: David H Cohen & Co (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/45181 Publication restriction: --- Decision under appeal Citation: --- Date of Decision: 2010-09-10 00:00:00 Before: His Honour Judge Colefax SC File Number(s): 2009/45181