R v Kellie Anne Walford [2001] NSWCCA 200

R v Kellie Anne Walford [2001] NSWCCA 200

The application was dismissed because no error of fact or law in Judge O'Reilly's sentence was identified, and a fixed term of four months for escape from lawful custody was comparatively lenient and not so unreasonable as to imply error.

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
23 April 2001
Procedural Posture
Criminal Law Application to Appeal Against Sentence / Application in the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal Against a District Court Sentence
Outcome
Application dismissed.
Legal Topics
['escape From Lawful Custody' 'application to Appeal Against Sentence']
['criminal Law' 'sentencing'] ['escape From Lawful Custody' 'application to Appeal Against Sentence']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Law Application to Appeal Against Sentence / Application in the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal Against a District Court Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the sentence of a fixed term of four months for escape from lawful custody should be reduced.' 'Whether the sentencing judge made an error of fact or law or imposed a sentence warranting appellate intervention.']

Ratio Decidendi

The application was dismissed because no error of fact or law in Judge O'Reilly's sentence was identified, and a fixed term of four months for escape from lawful custody was comparatively lenient and not so unreasonable as to imply error.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed.

Orders

  • ['The application is dismissed.']