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R v Wockner[2007] QCA 392
R v Wockner[2007] QCA 392
SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND
PARTIES: | |
FILE NO/S: | CA No 278 of 2007 DC No 327 of 2007 DC No 400 of 2007 |
Court of Appeal | |
PROCEEDING: | Sentence Application |
ORIGINATING COURT: | |
DELIVERED ON: | 16 November 2007 |
DELIVERED AT: | Brisbane |
HEARING DATE: | 6 November 2007 |
JUDGES: | Williams, Keane and Muir JJA Separate reasons for judgment of each member of the Court, each concurring as to the orders made |
ORDER: | 1. In CA No 246 of 2007, application for leave to appeal against sentence is refused 2. In CA No 278 of 2007, application for leave to appeal against sentence is refused |
CATCHWORDS: | CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL AND INQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE – APPEAL BY CONVICTED PERSONS – APPLICATIONS TO REDUCE SENTENCE – WHEN REFUSED – GENERALLY – where Hodges pleaded guilty to four counts of armed robbery in company with violence and other offences – where Hodges sentenced to four years imprisonment with a recommendation for parole eligibility after 16 months – where Wockner pleaded guilty to three counts of armed robbery in company with personal violence and one count of entering premises and stealing – where Wockner sentenced to four years imprisonment with a recommendation for parole eligibility after 15 months – where both applicants ordered to pay $597.50 by way of compensation within 12 months – where Wockner was the younger of the offenders but had a more extensive criminal history – where Hodges had been the more active offender – whether sentences manifestly excessive – whether leave should be granted R v Briody [2002] QCA 364; CA No 135 of 2002, 17 September 2002, considered R v Bush [1996] QCA 172; CA No 71 of 1996, 17 May 1996, considered R v Houldsworth & Crossman [1999] QCA 322; CA Nos 150 & 156 of 1999, 20 August 1999, considered R v Law [2001] QCA 208; CA No 230 of 2000, 31 May 2001, considered |
COUNSEL: | The applicant, Wockner, appeared on his own behalf P Nolan for the applicant Hodges M J Copley for the respondent |
SOLICITORS: | The applicant, Wockner, appeared on his own behalf Stacks Gray Lawyers on behalf of the applicant Hodges Director of Public Prosecutions (Queensland) for the respondent |