Udovcic v R [2019] NSWCCA 196

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Udovcic v R [2019] NSWCCA 196 Hearing dates: 15 July 2019 Date of orders: 21 August 2019 Decision date: 21 August 2019 Before: Payne JA at [1] Davies J at [2] Hidden AJ at [3] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – application for leave to appeal against sentence – assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company – wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm – aggregate sentence - whether applicant's representation in the District Court was incompetent – whether discount for late pleas of guilty inadequate - whether sentence excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: De Wet v R [2015] NSWCCA 23 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Hili & Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297; (2014) 246 A Crim R 528 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 Porter v R [2015] NSWCCA 59 R v AB [2011] NSWCCA 229 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102; (2009) 195 A Crim R 1 R v Hookey [2018] NSWCCA 147 R v Nicholson [2010] NSWCCA 80 R v Thomson & Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 TKWJ v The Queen (2002) 212 CLR 124; [2002] HCA 46 Tsiakas v R [2015] NSWCCA 187 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Luke Udovcic (Applicant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: S Stanton (Applicant) A McGrath (Crown)