Tuvunivono v R [2013] NSWCCA 176

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Tuvunivono v R [2013] NSWCCA 176 Hearing dates: 9 July 2013 Decision date: 02 August 2013 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Price J at [16]; Campbell J at [76]; Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - whether fixed term sentence represents a notional non-parole period or full term - fixed terms imposed within range for full term set out in guideline judgment - whether error requiring intervention - sentence appeal - armed robberies - whether extension of time should be granted - whether procedural unfairness in not allowing discount for guilty pleas indicated during proceedings on sentence - whether non-parole period erroneously extended - whether sentence manifestly excessive. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 s 94, s 97(1), s 344A(1) Crimes Sentencing Procedure Act 1999 (NSW), s 45, s 53A, s 55 Pawnbroker and Second-hand Dealers Act 1996 s 24 Cases Cited: Abbas, Bodiotis, Taleb and Amoun v R [2013] NSWCCA 115 Collier v R [2012] NSWCCA 213 Fairbairn v R [2006] NSWCCA 337; (2006) 165 A Crim R 434 Lipchin v R [2013] NSWCCA 77 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 Power v The Queen [1974] HCA 26; 131 CLR 623 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102; (2009) 195 A Crim R 1 R v Dunn [2004] NSWCCA 346 R v Fernando [2002] NSWCCA 28 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Newman [2004] NSWCCA 113 R v Ponfield [1999] NSWCCA 435; (1999) 48 NSWLR 327 R v Thomson; R Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Re Attorney General's Application under s37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518; (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Trujilo-Mesa v R [2010] NSWCCA 201 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Maxwell Tuvunivono (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I McLachlan (Applicant) T Smith (Respondent) Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/1272 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2010-04-08 00:00:00 Before: Knox DCJ File Number(s): 2009/1272