Application by Hoai Vinh Tran pursuant to s. 78 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 [2014] NSWSC 394

Application by Hoai Vinh Tran pursuant to s. 78 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 [2014] NSWSC 394

No Muldrock-type error was made by the Court of Criminal Appeal in re-sentencing the applicant; the Court applied the correct principles and did not give the standard non-parole period determinative significance.

Parties
Applicant: Hoai Vinh Tran; Respondent: Attorney-General for NSW
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
09 April 2014
Procedural Posture
Application Under S. 78 of the Crimes (appeal and Review) Act 2001 / Decision on the Papers
Outcome
Application refused
Legal Topics
Mitigating Circumstances, Sentencing Error, Standard Non Parole Period, Muldrock Error

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Parties

Hoai Vinh Tran

Applicant

Attorney-General for NSW

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application Under S. 78 of the Crimes (appeal and Review) Act 2001 / Decision on the Papers

  1. 1 Whether the sentence imposed by the Court of Criminal Appeal was infected by Muldrock error
  2. 2 Whether there is a doubt or question as to a mitigating circumstance justifying an inquiry

Ratio Decidendi

No Muldrock-type error was made by the Court of Criminal Appeal in re-sentencing the applicant; the Court applied the correct principles and did not give the standard non-parole period determinative significance.

Court Disposition

Application refused

Orders

  • The application is refused.