R v Joshua Mitchell; R v Michael Mitchell [2014] NSWCCA 33

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Joshua Mitchell; R v Michael Mitchell [2014] NSWCCA 33 Hearing dates: 18 February 2014 Decision date: 24 March 2014 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Garling J at [3] RS Hulme AJ at [6] Decision: Appeals dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - sentencing - Crown appeal against sentence - whether manifestly inadequate -whether R v Henry guideline judgment applies - whether the sentences were adequately accumulated - whether the sentencing judge erred in reducing the non-parole period due to special circumstances - whether both the individual sentences and overall sentence were manifestly inadequate Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37; 87 ALJR 1022 Green v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 Legge v R [2007] NSWCCA 244 R v Harris [2007] NSWCCA 130; [2007] 171 A Crim R 267 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 346; 46 NSWLR 346 R v JW [2010] NSWCCA 49; 77 NSWLR 7 R v Thomson & Houlton [2000] NSWCA 309; 49 NSWLR 383 R v Thomas [2007] NSWCCA 269 R v Tortell and Tsegay [2007] NSWCCA 313 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina Joshua Mitchell Michael Mitchell Representation: Counsel: T Smith (Crown) C T Loukas SC (Joshua Mitchell) T Gartelmann (Michael Neil Mitchell) Solicitors: S. Kavanagh (Crown) Robert Kaufman Lawyers (Joshua Mitchell) S.E O'Connor (Michael Neil Mitchell) File Number(s): Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2013-08-16 00:00:00 Before: Armitage DCJ File Number(s): 2010/150437-010 2010/213980-003 2012/200356-005 2010/213111-006 2010/213271-003 2012/200354-006