GREALISH, Peter v R (No 2) [2014] NSWCCA 38

GREALISH, Peter v R (No 2) [2014] NSWCCA 38

The court amended its reasons by replacing 'two months' with 'one month' in paragraph 75 to conform with the orders actually made, as the written reasons contained a slip which did not reflect the court's intention expressed in the orders.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
28 March 2014
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Amendment of Judgment/order
Outcome
reasons for judgment amended
Legal Topics
['amendment of Orders' 'accumulation of Sentences' 'slip Rule']
['criminal Law' 'practice and Procedure'] ['amendment of Orders' 'accumulation of Sentences' 'slip Rule']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Amendment of Judgment/order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the reasons of judgment can be amended to correct a slip regarding period of accumulation of sentences']

Ratio Decidendi

The court amended its reasons by replacing 'two months' with 'one month' in paragraph 75 to conform with the orders actually made, as the written reasons contained a slip which did not reflect the court's intention expressed in the orders.

Court Disposition

reasons for judgment amended

Orders

  • ["Judgment as originally published to be amended by replacing the words 'two months' in [75] by the words 'one month'"]