Smith v R [2014] NSWCCA 316

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Smith v R [2014] NSWCCA 316 Hearing dates: 17/09/2014 Decision date: 18 December 2014 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Fullerton J at [100] Adamson J at [101] Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence appeal - manslaughter and being an accessory after the fact of murder - admissibility of "fresh" evidence - whether a miscarriage of justice occurred in sentence proceedings - whether assistance provided by applicant - low value of assistance - no reduction in sentence appropriate - subjective case adequately evaluated - sentence not manifestly excessive - no slip in sentence imposed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 - s 18(1)(b), s 349(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - s 23 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 - s 5F(3) Cases Cited: "C" (1994) 75 A Crim R 309 at 314-315 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 Kaminic v R [2014] NSWCCA 116 Khoury v R [2011] NSWCCA 118 Lowndes v R [1999] HCA 29; 195 CLR 665 Norrie v R [2008] NSWCCA 185 R v Fordham (1997) 98 A Crim R 359 R v Kristi Anne Abrahams [2013] NSWSC 952 R v Rushby (1977) 1 NSWLR 594 R v Smith [2013] NSWSC 796 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Robert Terry Smith - Applicant Regina - Respondent Crown Representation: Counsel: Mr R Strickland SC - Applicant Ms J Girdham SC - Respondent Crown Solicitors: SE O'Connor, Legal Aid NSW - Applicant S Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Respondent Crown File Number(s): 2011/133222 Decision under appeal Citation: R v Smith [2013] NSWSC 796 Date of Decision: 2013-05-03 00:00:00 Before: Latham J File Number(s): 2011/133222