R v Stafford [2014] NSWCCA 6

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Stafford [2014] NSWCCA 6 Hearing dates: 11 February 2014 Decision date: 19 February 2014 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL [at 1] Schmidt J at [2] Barr AJ at [3] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal 2. Dismiss the appeal Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – doing an act with intent to pervert the course of justice – whether sufficient weight given to the applicant's disclosure to police of his offence – whether applicant's mental illness reduced the role of general deterrence – whether lesser sentence warranted Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: Church v R [2012] NSWCCA 149 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Giang [2011] NSWCCA 276 R v Letteri, Court of Criminal Appeal, NSW, 18 March 1992 unreported R v Nguyen (2004) 149 A Crim R 343 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Blake Andrew Stafford - Applicant Regina - Crown Respondent Representation: Counsel: Mr I H Wallach - Applicant Ms H Wilson SC - Crown Respondent Solicitors:David Davidge - Applicant Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Crown Respondent File Number(s): 2011/136471 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2013-03-13 00:00:00 Before: Payne DCJ File Number(s): 2011/136471