Regina v Diab [2005] NSWCCA 64

Regina v Diab [2005] NSWCCA 64

The appellant's grounds failed: provocation was not put at first instance and evidence did not justify its consideration; deliberate forensic choices in sentencing do not constitute miscarriage of justice; the sentence, including allowance for Form 1 offences and subjective factors, was within discretion and not manifestly excessive.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 March 2005
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence—judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
['sentencing' 'manslaughter' 'provocation' 'form 1 Offences' 'manifest Excess—sentence']
['criminal Law'] ['sentencing' 'manslaughter' 'provocation' 'form 1 Offences' 'manifest Excess—sentence']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence—judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the sentencing judge erred in rejecting provocation as a mitigating consideration' 'Whether the absence of new evidence in sentencing proceedings caused a miscarriage of justice' 'Whether the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive']

Ratio Decidendi

The appellant's grounds failed: provocation was not put at first instance and evidence did not justify its consideration; deliberate forensic choices in sentencing do not constitute miscarriage of justice; the sentence, including allowance for Form 1 offences and subjective factors, was within discretion and not manifestly excessive.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ['Leave to appeal against sentence granted; appeal dismissed']