Mammone v R [2013] NSWCCA 95

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mammone v R [2013] NSWCCA 95 Hearing dates: 8 February 2013 Decision date: 02 May 2013 Before: Latham J at 1 Button J at 65 Grove AJ at 66 Decision: Leave to appeal sentence granted Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - sentence only - issues of parity - assessment of objective gravity of offence - s 6(3), Criminal Appeal Act 1912 - no distinction between tests of "too severe" and "manifestly excessive" - disparity may be justified by age, background, criminal history and role in the offence of various offenders Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Collier v R [2012] NSWCCA 213 Green v The Queen ; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49 Hili v The Queen ; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45 House v The King [1936] HCA 40 Hristovski v R [2010] NSWCCA 129 Lipchin v R [2013] NSWCCA 77 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25 SGJ v R; KU v R [2008] NSWCCA 258 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Franco Mammone - Appellant Regina - Crown Respondent Representation: Counsel D Dalton SC - Appellant T Smith - Crown Respondent Solicitors Smythe Wozniak Legal - (Appellant) S Kavanagh - Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - (Crown Respondent) File Number(s): 2010/61895 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2012-03-16 00:00:00 Before: Knox DCJ File Number(s): 2010/61895