Simpson v R [2015] NSWCCA 60

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Simpson v R [2015] NSWCCA 60 Hearing dates: 13 March 2015 Date of orders: 14 April 2015 Decision date: 14 April 2015 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Simpson J at [2]; Schmidt J at [3] Decision: Leave to appeal be granted, but the appeal be dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – leave to appeal against sentence – mental illness – special circumstances – manifest excess – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure Act) 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2008 (NSW) (repealed) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen [1990] HCA 18; (1990) 169 CLR 525 Cranshaw v R [2009] NSWCCA 80 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 202 CLR 321 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Jackson v R [2010] NSWCCA 162 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 Power v The Queen [1974] HCA 26; (1974) 131 CLR 623 R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 R v SJD [2004] NSWCCA 18 Spaliviero v R [2012] NSWCCA 189 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Vuni v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 171 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Danny William Simpson Regina Representation: Counsel: Ms A Francis (Applicant Mr N Adams (Crown)