REGINA v WAN & PHAN [2001] NSWCCA 501

REGINA v WAN & PHAN [2001] NSWCCA 501

The sentencing judge erred by treating both applicants as having the same degree of criminality and by improperly factoring in the strength of the Crown case when determining the discount for a utilitarian plea, warranting resentencing.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
23 November 2001
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal Against Sentence
Outcome
appeal allowed; sentences quashed; new sentences imposed
Legal Topics
['appeal Against Sentence' 'drug Offences' 'sentencing Principles' 'discount for Guilty Plea']
['criminal Law'] ['appeal Against Sentence' 'drug Offences' 'sentencing Principles' 'discount for Guilty Plea']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal Against Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the sentencing judge erred in treating the criminality of both applicants as the same' 'Whether the sentencing judge erred in determining the discount for guilty plea based on the strength of the Crown case']

Ratio Decidendi

The sentencing judge erred by treating both applicants as having the same degree of criminality and by improperly factoring in the strength of the Crown case when determining the discount for a utilitarian plea, warranting resentencing.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed; sentences quashed; new sentences imposed

Orders

  • ['In each case, leave to appeal is granted and the appeal is allowed and the sentence quashed.' 'For Wan: sentence of nine years with a non-parole period of six years and nine months, commencing 17 November 1999; eligible for parole on 16 August 2006.' 'For Phan: sentence of seven years and six months with a...