Skocic v R [2014] NSWCCA 225

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Skocic v R [2014] NSWCCA 225 Hearing dates: 15 October 2014 Decision date: 23 October 2014 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Fullerton J at [2] Bellew J at [3] Decision: Leave to appeal is refused Catchwords: APPEAL - sentence - applicant convicted of break and enter in company and recklessly damage property - application for leave to appeal - assertion of manifest excess based solely upon sentencing statistics - application for leave refused

APPEAL - sentence - use of sentencing statistics - where primary submission of manifest excess relied solely upon sentencing statistics - necessity to determine sentence according to principle and not numerical equivalence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Barbaro v R; Zirilli v R [2014] HCA 2; (2014) 305 ALR 323 Dinsdale v R [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 202 CLR 321 Hili v R; Jones v R [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 Jolly v R [2013] NSWCCA 76; (2013) 229 A Crim R 198 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 MLP v R [2014] NSWCCA 183 R v Nikolovska [2010] NSWCCA 153 RLS v R [2012] NSWCCA 236 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dennis Skocic - Applicant Crown - Respondent Representation: Counsel: B Glennon - Applicant J Pickering SC - Respondent Solicitors: David H Cohen and Co - Applicant J Pheils, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Respondent File Number(s): 2012/105691008 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2013-10-11 00:00:00 Before: Frearson SC DCJ