Regina v W [2001] NSWCCA 172

Regina v W [2001] NSWCCA 172

The appeal was dismissed because the applicant did not, on Sully J's view, establish that he failed to realise at sentencing the significance of his earlier assistance to authorities; and in any event, even assuming the evidence was admissible under the Goodwin criteria, the assistance did not justify reducing the sentence having regard to the grave objective culpability of the offences, the statutory limits on reductions for assistance, and the requirement that any more lenient sentence be warranted in law.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
03 May 2001
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence / Court of Criminal Appeal Hearing of Severity Appeal From District Court Sentences
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal granted; appeal dismissed.
Legal Topics
['sexual Offences Against Minors' 'severity Appeal' 'fresh Evidence' 'assistance to Law Enforcement Authorities' 'public Confidence in Administration of Justice']
['criminal Law' 'sentencing' 'criminal Appeals'] ['sexual Offences Against Minors' 'severity Appeal' 'fresh Evidence' 'assistance to Law Enforcement Authorities' 'public Confidence in Administration of Justice']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence / Court of Criminal Appeal Hearing of Severity Appeal From District Court Sentences

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether asserted fresh evidence of the applicant's assistance to law enforcement authorities satisfied the criteria for being considered on an application for leave to appeal against sentence." 'Whether, if the assistance evidence were considered, it warranted interference with the overall effective sentence imposed in the District Court.' 'Whether a more lenient sentence would be warranted in law given the objective gravity of the offences and the need to maintain public confidence in the administration of criminal justice.']

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was dismissed because the applicant did not, on Sully J's view, establish that he failed to realise at sentencing the significance of his earlier assistance to authorities; and in any event, even assuming the evidence was admissible under the Goodwin criteria, the assistance did not justify reducing the sentence having regard to the grave objective culpability of the offences, the statutory limits on reductions for assistance, and the requirement that any more lenient sentence be warranted in law.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal granted; appeal dismissed.

Orders

  • ['Application for leave to appeal granted.' 'Appeal dismissed.' 'The envelope was returned to the custody of the Registry to be re-sealed and not opened or inspected without approval of a Judge.']