Buddle v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 236

Buddle v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 236

No error was demonstrated in the sentencing judge's approach in respect of discount for guilty plea, concurrency, consideration of family circumstances, or discount for police assistance, and the sentences passed were, if anything, lenient given the facts.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
03 August 2006
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal (sentence) Before NSW Court of Criminal Appeal
Outcome
Leave to appeal granted; appeal dismissed.
Legal Topics
['sentence Appeal' 'discount for Guilty Plea' 'assistance to Police' 'backdating of Sentences' 'family Circumstances in Sentencing']
['criminal Law'] ['sentence Appeal' 'discount for Guilty Plea' 'assistance to Police' 'backdating of Sentences' 'family Circumstances in Sentencing']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal (sentence) Before NSW Court of Criminal Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the sentencing judge erred in not granting a sufficient discount for early guilty plea' 'Whether the sentencing judge erred by failing to backdate sentences' 'Whether a change in family circumstances after sentencing justified intervention' 'Whether the discount for assistance to police was insufficient']

Ratio Decidendi

No error was demonstrated in the sentencing judge's approach in respect of discount for guilty plea, concurrency, consideration of family circumstances, or discount for police assistance, and the sentences passed were, if anything, lenient given the facts.

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal granted; appeal dismissed.

Orders

  • ['Extension of time for Notice of Application for Leave to Appeal and submissions granted.' 'Leave to appeal granted.' 'Appeal dismissed.']