Adam v R [2014] NSWCCA 265

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Adam v R [2014] NSWCCA 265 Hearing dates: 7 October 2014 Decision date: 20 November 2014 Before: Meagher JA at [1] Fullerton J at [2] Schmidt J at [3] Decision: Leave to appeal granted, but order that the appeal be dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - leave to appeal against sentence - whether sentence was manifestly excessive - failure to stop and render assistance after impact - s 52AB Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) offences - proper construction of s 52AB - whether sentence on summary disposal relevant - whether lesser offence relevant - relevance of negligent driving - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management Act) 1999 (NSW) Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dinsdale v R [2000] HCA 54; 202 CLR 321 Elias v The Queen; Issa v The Queen [2013] HCA 31; 248 CLR 483 GAS v R [2004] HCA 22; 217 CLR 198 McCullough v R [2009] NSWCCA 94 R v El Masri [2005] NSWCCA 167 Sheen v R [2011] NSWCCA 259; 215 A Crim R 208 Shumack v R [2008] NSWCCA 311; 191 A Crim R 513 Vuni v R [2006] NSWCCA 171 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44; 223 A Crim 460 Texts Cited: NSW Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 21 September 2005 at 18124 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Richard Adam (Applicant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Lowe (Applicant) Mr P Ingram SC (Crown) Solicitors: Sydney Criminal Lawyers (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2011/118751 Publication restriction: None Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2014-02-20 00:00:00 Before: Madgwick ADCJ File Number(s): 2011/00118751