Application by Joy Lorraine Knight pursuant to s.78 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 [2014] NSWSC 285

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Application by Joy Lorraine Knight pursuant to s.78 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 [2014] NSWSC 285 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 19 March 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Johnson J Decision: Application refused Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - application under s.78 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 - whether doubt or question as to a mitigating circumstance - whether sentence infected by Muldrock error - supplying a large commercial quantity of prohibited drug (ecstasy) - guilty plea - doubt or question not demonstrated - application refused Legislation Cited: Abbas, Bodiotis, Taleb and Amoun v R [2013] NSWCCA 115 Butler v R [2012] NSWCCA 172 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 R v Knight; R v Biuvanua [2007] NSWCCA 283; 176 A Crim R 338 R v Nguyen [2013] NSWCCA 195 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 Sinkovich v Attorney General of NSW [2013] NSWCA 383 Cases Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Texts Cited: --- Category: Principal judgment Parties: Joy Lorraine Knight (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: --- Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW (Applicant) Crown Solicitor's Office (Respondent) File Number(s): 2013/215529 Publication restriction: ---