HERNANDEZ, Marcelo v R [2013] NSWCCA 51

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: HERNANDEZ, Marcelo v R [2013] NSWCCA 51 Hearing dates: 13 November 2012 Decision date: 01 March 2013 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at 1 Rothman J at 2 Bellew J at 56 Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted; (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence appeal - break, enter and steal - multiple offences - Form 1 offences notified - gambling debt, possible physical threat to family for repayment - effect of duress - totality - aggregate sentence manifestly excessive - exercise of discretion - not outside range - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Chow v DPP (1992) 28 NSWLR 593 House v R [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Johnson v R [2004] HCA 15; (2004) 78 ALJR 616 Murray v R [2013] NSWCCA 12 R v Falls [2004] NSWCCA 335 R v MMK [2006] NSWCCA 272; (2006) 164 A Crim R 481 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; (1999) 199 CLR 270 Re Association of Architects of Australia; ex parte Municipal Officers' Association of Australia [1989] HCA 13; (1989) 63 ALJR 298 Sullivan v Department of Transport (1978) 20 ALR 323 Vuni v R [2006] NSWCCA 171 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Marcelo Hernandez (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: P Boulten SC/T Gartelmann (Applicant) J Dwyer (Respondent) Matouk Joyner Lawyers (Applicant) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/233954 Publication restriction: None Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-07-05 00:00:00 Before: Sides DCJ File Number(s): 2009/233954