Regina v Jacobs [2001] NSWCCA 212

Regina v Jacobs [2001] NSWCCA 212

Although the fresh medical evidence was admitted and justified granting leave to appeal, it did not warrant reducing the sentences. The sentencing judge had already taken the applicant's poor health, pain, vulnerability in prison and totality into account and had imposed an exceptionally lenient effective increase in custody. The fresh evidence showed imprisonment would remain more onerous if surgery were not performed, but did not show a significant risk of deterioration if surgery were delayed. Given the gravity of the offences, reducing the sentences or minimum term would result in unacceptable leniency, and issues of medical treatment in custody were primarily for correctional...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
28 May 2001
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal Against Sentence / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence in the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
Outcome
Leave to appeal against sentence granted; appeal dismissed.
Legal Topics
['fresh Evidence on Sentence' 'prisoner Medical Treatment' 'departmental Responsibility for Prisoner Health Care' 'court of Criminal Appeal Jurisdiction' 'totality' 'parole']
['criminal Law' 'sentencing'] ['fresh Evidence on Sentence' 'prisoner Medical Treatment' 'departmental Responsibility for Prisoner Health Care' 'court of Criminal Appeal Jurisdiction' 'totality' 'parole']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal Against Sentence / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence in the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether fresh medical evidence concerning the applicant's leg injury and need for surgery should lead the Court to interfere with the sentence imposed in the District Court." "Whether the applicant's medical condition made imprisonment more onerous and justified reduction of the sentences or minimum term." 'Whether difficulties in obtaining medical treatment while in custody were matters for the Court of Criminal Appeal or for the executive and correctional authorities.']

Ratio Decidendi

Although the fresh medical evidence was admitted and justified granting leave to appeal, it did not warrant reducing the sentences. The sentencing judge had already taken the applicant's poor health, pain, vulnerability in prison and totality into account and had imposed an exceptionally lenient effective increase in custody. The fresh evidence showed imprisonment would remain more onerous if surgery were not performed, but did not show a significant risk of deterioration if surgery were delayed. Given the gravity of the offences, reducing the sentences or minimum term would result in unacceptable leniency, and issues of medical treatment in custody were primarily for correctional...

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal against sentence granted; appeal dismissed.

Orders

  • ['Leave to appeal against sentence be granted.' 'The appeal be dismissed.']