Blackwell v R [2012] NSWCCA 227

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Blackwell v R [2012] NSWCCA 227 Hearing dates: 04/09/2012 Decision date: 01 November 2012 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1] McCallum J at [2] Garling J at [3] Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Crown appeal - sentence - reckless infliction of grievous bodily harm, respondent pleaded guilty - respondent released from custody under supervision - whether Crown denied procedural fairness in factual finding on sentence after Judge alone trial - whether error in finding respondent had no knowledge of glass in hand - whether error in failing to have regard to use of glass as a weapon - whether error in giving discrete mathematical discount to remorse rehabilitation and unlikelihood of re-offending - whether error in giving discount of 13 per cent for plea - whether sentence manifestly inadequate Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cases Cited: Blackwell v R [2011] NSWCCA 93 Blackwell v Regina [2011] NSWCCA 93 Butters v R [2010] NSWCCA 1 Butters v R [2010] NSWCCA 1 R v MAK and MSK [2006] NSWCCA 381; (2006) 167 A Crim R 159 R v Thompson; R v Houlten [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Reberger v R [2011] NSWCCA 132 Sayin v R [2008] NSWCCA 307 Spooner v R [2009] NSWCCA 247 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Shane Blackwell The Crown Representation: Counsel: J Pickering (Appellant) P Hamill SC (Respondent) Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Appellant) William O'Brien & Ross Hudson Solicitors (Respondent) File Number(s): 2008/10926 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2012-02-13 00:00:00 Before: Cogswell DCJ File Number(s): 2008/10926