Colville v R [2015] NSWCCA 149

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Colville v R [2015] NSWCCA 149 Hearing dates: 3 June 2015 Date of orders: 19 June 2015 Decision date: 19 June 2015 Before: Ward JA at [1]; Johnson J at [59]; Garling J at [60] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal – sentence – dangerous driving occasioning death – dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm – whether error in finding that offender was sleep deprived exacerbated by effects of drug usage – whether error in rejecting material on deprived early childhood – whether findings open on evidence - procedural fairness Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900, s 52 Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 5 Cases Cited: AB v R [2014] NSWCCA 339 Bugmy v R [2013] HCA 37; (2013) 302 ALR 192 Chow v Director of Public Prosecutions [1992] 28 NSWLR 593 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Keeley v R [2014] NSWCCA 139 McBeth v R [2009] NSWCCA 235 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353; (2001) A Crim R 369 R v Uzaabeaga [2000] NSWCCA 381; (2000) 119 A Crim R 452 R v Whyte [2002] NSWCCA 343; (2002) 55 NSWLR 252 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs: ex parte Lam [2003] HCA 6; (2003) 214 CLR 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Patrick James Colville (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Carroll (Applicant) G O'Rourke (Respondent)