R v Wright [2013] NSWCCA 82

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Wright [2013] NSWCCA 82 Hearing dates: 3 April 2013 Decision date: 22 April 2013 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Price J at [2] Hulme AJ at [90] Decision: 1.Leave to appeal granted. 2.Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - sentence - s 52A - Aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death - Aggravated dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm -effect on offender - mental illness - moral culpability - extra-curial suffering - whether manifestly excessive - statistics - whether outside range Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 s 52A(2), 52A(4) Cases Cited: Bombardieri v R (2010) 203 A Crim R 89; [2010] NSWCCA 161 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Duncan v R [2012] NSWCCA 78 Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 Hughes v R (2008) 185 A Crim R 155; [2008] NSWCCA 48 Markarian v R (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 R v Cameron (2005) 157 A Crim R 70; [2005] NSWCCA 359 R v Cousins [2002] NSWCCA 81 R v Howcher (2004) 146 A Crim R 371; [2004] NSWCCA 179 R v Jaworowski (1999) 108 A Crim R 489; [1999] NSWCCA 430 R v Koosmen [2004] NSWCCA 359 R v Vachalec [1981] 1 NSWLR 351 R v Vukic [2003] NSWCCA 13 R v Woodward [2001] NSWCCA 90 Rosenthal v R [2008] NSWCCA 149 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Thompson v R [2007] NSWCCA 299 Texts Cited: Butterworths Criminal Practice and Procedure, Vol 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Grant David Wright (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Carroll (Applicant) N Adams SC + J Davidson (Respondent) Solicitors: B Sandland (Applicant) S Kavanagh (Respondent) File Number(s): 2011/67275 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2012-05-24 00:00:00 Before: Robison DCJ File Number(s): 2011/67275