El-Jalkh v R [2011] NSWCCA 236
The sentencing judge did not err in applying the parity principle or in taking into account medical conditions, but an error was made in calculating the commencement date of the applicant’s sentence, which warranted a sentence adjustment and reduction by one month.
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- Parties
- Applicant: Antoine El-Jalkh; Respondent: Crown; Applicant: Nyman Gibson Stewart; Respondent: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 03 November 2011
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- Appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Appeal Against Sentence, Parity Principle, Medical Condition in Sentencing, Fresh Evidence, Duty of Care in Custody
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Parties
Antoine El-Jalkh
Applicant
Crown
Respondent
Nyman Gibson Stewart
Applicant
Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether applicant has justifiable sense of grievance for sentence imposed on co-offender
- 2 Whether applicant's medical condition was properly considered in sentencing
- 3 Whether new evidence of deterioration of medical condition warrants resentencing
Ratio Decidendi
The sentencing judge did not err in applying the parity principle or in taking into account medical conditions, but an error was made in calculating the commencement date of the applicant’s sentence, which warranted a sentence adjustment and reduction by one month.
Court Disposition
Appeal allowed
Orders
- Grant leave to appeal.
- Allow the appeal.
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