Hoskins v R [2016] NSWCCA 157

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hoskins v R [2016] NSWCCA 157 Hearing dates: 1 July 2016 Date of orders: 08 August 2016 Decision date: 08 August 2016 Before: Payne JA, McCallum & Wilson JJ Decision: Application for leave refused Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – SENTENCE – application for leave to appeal out of time – murder – joint criminal enterprise – reduction of sentence to reflect provocation by deceased – relevance of ill health to sentence – question of quasi-custody on bail – parity – effect of applicant's incarceration on family members – special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 21A, 44 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 18 Cases Cited: Abou-Chabake v R [2004] NSWCCA 356; 149 A Crim R 417 Hoskins v R [2014] NSWCCA 207 Jiang v R [2010] NSWCCA 277 Khoury v R [2011] NSWCCA 118; 209 A Crim R 509 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 R v Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 R v Webb [2004] NSWCCA 230 Wong v The Queen; Leung v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; 207 CLR 584 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Darren Hoskins (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Applicant self-represented S Dowling SC with L Coleman (Crown)