Vandeventer v R [2013] NSWCCA 33

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Vandeventer v R [2013] NSWCCA 33 Hearing dates: 12 December 2012 Decision date: 15 February 2013 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1] Rothman J at [2] Adamson J at [3] Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - application for leave to appeal against sentence - whether sentence manifestly excessive - whether failure to apply principles of parity and totality Legislation Cited: - Crimes Act 1900 - Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: - Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 - Attorney-General's Application (No 1) R v Ponfield [1999] NSWCCA 435; 48 NSWLR 327 - Lowndes v The Queen [1999] HCA 29; 195 CLR 665 - Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; 207 CLR 584 - Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Joshua Vandeventer (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: K Averre (Applicant) P Ingram SC (Crown) Solicitors: Legal Aid Commission of NSW (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2010/351748 Publication restriction: None Decision under appeal Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 2011-08-31 00:00:00 Before: Blackmore DCJ File Number(s): 2010/351748