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R v McDonald

Case [2000] WASCA 336 8 November 2000

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R -v- McDONALD [2000] WASCA 336

Jurisdiction:	SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA	Citation No:	[2000] WASCA 336
Court:	COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL
Case No:	CCA:133/2000	Heard:	15 SEPTEMBER 2000
Coram:	PIDGEON J WALLWORK J PARKER J	Delivered:	8/11/00
No of pages:	12	Judgment Part:	1 of 1
Result:	Extension of time to appeal refused
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Parties:	THE QUEEN LISA MARY McDONALD
Catchwords:	Criminal law Sentence Manslaughter 3-1/2 years imprisonment suspended for 2 years Crown appeal Extension of time
Legislation:	Sentencing Act 1995, s 76(1)
Case References:	Bond v The Queen (1999) 74 ALJR 597 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54 Gavin v The Queen (1992) 6 WAR 195 Lowndes v The Queen (1999) 195 CLR 665 Narkle v The Queen, unreported; CCA SCt of WA; Library No 6108; 2 December 1985 Nicolakis v The Queen, unreported; CCA SCt of WA; Library No 7184; 30 June 1998 R v Allpass (1993) 72 A Crim R 561 R v Aloia [1983] WAR 133 R v Churchill [2000] WASCA 230 R v Clarke [1966] 2 VR 520 R v Grein [1989] WAR 178 R v Peterson [1984] WAR 329 Anderson v The Queen (1997) 92 A Crim R 348 Boyle v The Queen (1987) 34 A Crim R 202 Dao v The Queen, unreported; CCA SCt of WA; Library No 990015; 22 January 1999 Kauhanen v The Queen [1999] WASCA 14 O'Brien v Ritchie, unreported; CCA SCt of WA; Library No 990123; 17 March 1999 O'Gorman v The Queen, unreported; CCA SCt of WA; Library No 980744; 18 December 1998 R v Delaurentis, unreported; CCA SCt of WA; Library No 950052; 14 February 1995 R v Dickson, unreported; CCA SCt of WA; Library No 990203; 23 April 1999 R v Dinsdale, unreported; CCA SCt of WA; Library No 990021; 2 February 1998 R v Hallocoglu (1992) 29 NSWLR 67 R v Hodges [1999] WASCA 278 R v Marple, unreported; SCt of Vic; 27 April 1999 R v P (1992) 39 FCR 276 R v Partridge, unreported; FCA; 29 May 1998 R v Rushby (1977) 1 NSWLR 594 Rowe (1991) 52 A Crim R 1968 Thompson v The Queen (1999) 165 ALR 219

JURISDICTION : SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA TITLE OF COURT : COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL CITATION : R -v- McDONALD [2000] WASCA 336 CORAM : PIDGEON J

WALLWORK J

PARKER J

HEARD : 15 SEPTEMBER 2000 DELIVERED : 8 NOVEMBER 2000 FILE NO/S : CCA 133 of 2000 BETWEEN : THE QUEEN

Applicant

AND

LISA MARY McDONALD

Respondent

Catchwords:

Criminal law - Sentence - Manslaughter - 3-1/2 years imprisonment suspended for 2 years - Crown appeal - Extension of time

Legislation:

Sentencing Act 1995, s 76(1)

Result:

Extension of time to appeal refused

(Page 2)

Representation:

Counsel:

Applicant : Mr G T W Tannin & Mr F Sunderland

Respondent : Mr S M Brennan

Solicitors:

Applicant : State Crown Solicitor

Respondent : Shane Michael Brennan

Case(s) referred to in judgment(s):

Bond v The Queen (1999) 74 ALJR 597

Grounds of appeal

[14] The appellant contends that the primary judge erred in finding that the respondent had discharged the onus of establishing the matters required under the relevant provision.

[15] It was submitted that his Honour failed to give adequate weight to the evidence of the second witness, and that the findings of fact were not reasonably open on the material before the Court.

[16] The respondent, for its part, submits that no error is disclosed, and that the conclusions reached were well within the range of outcomes available to the primary judge.

Consideration

[17] It is convenient to deal first with the question of construction, as the resolution of that issue informs the remaining grounds advanced by the appellant.

[18] For the reasons that follow, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed in part and the matter remitted for further determination.

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Details

AGLC: R v McDonald [2000] WASCA 336
Case: [2000] WASCA 336
Decision Date: 8 NOVEMBER 2000

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The matter before the court was an appeal by the Crown against the sentence imposed on the respondent, McDonald, who was convicted of manslaughter. The primary issue before the court was whether the Crown's appeal against the sentence should be dismissed for being out of time. The respondent had been sentenced to 3-1/2 years imprisonment, suspended for two years, and the Crown sought to appeal this sentence as manifestly inadequate. The Crown's application for an extension of time to appeal was based on alleged late receipt of the sentencing remarks of the sentencing judge and the time taken to obtain legal advice.

The court considered the relevant provisions of the Criminal Appeal Act and noted that the Crown had not made an application for an extension of time within the prescribed period. The court further found that the Crown's delay in applying for an extension of time was not sufficiently explained, and that the late receipt of the sentencing remarks did not justify the delay. The court held that the Crown had failed to establish any exceptional circumstances that would warrant an extension of time, and accordingly dismissed the Crown's application for an extension of time to appeal. The appeal against the sentence was therefore dismissed.

Orders

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Extension of time to appeal refused

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Citations

AGLC Citation

R v McDonald [2000] WASCA 336

Most Recent Citation

Evans v Pelka [2005] WASC 240

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Liyanage v The State of Western Australia
[2017] WASCA 112 Para 5

…t. Sentences customarily imposed for manslaughter have significantly increased in the 17 years since McDonald was decided in 2000. [203] R v McDonald [2000] WASCA 336.…
Kelly v Director of Public Prosecutions (ACT)
[2015] ACTCA 55 Para 1

…05] WASC 240 at [16], expressed the view that there was much to commend her Honour’s reasoning, supported as it was by the decision in R v McDonald [2000] WASCA 336.…
The State of Western Australia v Camus
[2014] WASCA 74 Para 10

…y ; Colledge ; Bell v The State of Western Australia [2003] WASCA 216; Nguyen v The Queen [2001] WASCA 176; R v Gordon [2000] WASCA 401; R v McDonald [2000] WASCA 336; R v Churchill [2000] WASCA 230; Haworth v The Queen [2000] WASCA 175; Pryor v The Queen (Unreported, WASCA, Library No 950676, 12 December 1995). Ho…
The State of Western Australia v Auckram
[2013] WASCA 256

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Munda v Western Australia
[2013] HCA 38 Para 3

…me Court of Western Australia, 12 December 1995. [161] Haworth v The Queen [2000] WASCA 175. [162] R v Churchill [2000] WASCA 230. [163] R v McDonald [2000] WASCA 336. [164] Nguyen v The Queen [2001] WASCA 176. [165] Bell v The Queen [2003] WASCA 216. [166] Colledge v The State of Western Australia [2007] WASCA 211…
The State of Western Australia v Munda
[2012] WASCA 164 Para 19

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The State of Western Australia v JWRL [No 4]
[2009] WASC 392 Para 2

…have even been cases of suspended imprisonment for manslaughter where an attempt to challenge the sentence by the Crown was refused - R v McDonald [2000] WASCA 336.…
Wirth v Fitzgerald
[2006] WASC 288

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Van Der LAAN v Warchot
[2006] WASC 229

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Evans v Pelka
[2005] WASC 240 Para 5

…Wheeler J analysed the authorities on the point including Narkle , Gavan and Cameron . She noted that in R v McDonald [2000] WASCA 336 it was said that in order to justify the extension of time it was necessary to show "that there would be a miscarriage of justice if an extension of time were not granted in this ca…
Benedetti v State of Western Australia
[2004] WASCA 278

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Bardsley v The Queen
[2004] WASCA 251 Para 10

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Supreme Court of Western Australia
[2003] WASCA 128

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Abbott v Hussain
[2003] WASCA 58 Para 22

…h is mentioned in the judgments in that report. This was noticed by the Court of Criminal Appeal of this Court in the unreported case of R v McDonald [2000] WASCA 336, where in the joint judgment of Pidgeon, Wallwork and Parker JJ at [25] is the following passage: "There are, however, further material consideration…
R v Hough
[2002] WASCA 42 Para 10

…The principles applicable to a Crown appeal against sentence are well‑settled. They were recently restated by this Court in R v McDonald [2000] WASCA 336 at [11] – [13] in the joint judgment of Pidgeon, Wallwork and Parker JJ as follows: "It is necessary on any appeal in respect of sentence, whether by a sentenced…
Eades v The Queen
[2001] WASCA 329

…No 980529; 16 September 1998 R v Ireland (1970) 126 CLR 321 R v Knight (1966) 50 Cr App R 122 R v Redpath (1962) 46 Cr App R 319 The Queen v McDonald [2000] WASCA 336…

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[2006] ACTSC 70

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[2002] HCATrans 494

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Dinsdale v The Queen
[2000] HCA 54

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R v Churchill
[2000] WASCA 230

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Bond v The Queen
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R v Hodges
[1999] WASCA 278

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Thompson v The Queen
[1999] HCA 43

…9 R v P (1992) 39 FCR 276 R v Partridge, unreported; FCA; 29 May 1998 R v Rushby (1977) 1 NSWLR 594 Rowe (1991) 52 A Crim R 1968 Thompson v The Queen (1999) 165 ALR 219…
Kauhanen v R
[1999] WASCA 14

…im R 348 Boyle v The Queen (1987) 34 A Crim R 202 Dao v The Queen, unreported; CCA SCt of WA; Library No 990015; 22 January 1999 Kauhanen v The Queen [1999] WASCA 14 O'Brien v Ritchie, unreported; CCA SCt of WA; Library No 990123; 17 March 1999 O'Gorman v The Queen, unreported; CCA SCt of WA; Library No 980744; 18…
R v Rushby
[1999] NSWCCA 104

…ges [1999] WASCA 278 R v Marple, unreported; SCt of Vic; 27 April 1999 R v P (1992) 39 FCR 276 R v Partridge, unreported; FCA; 29 May 1998 R v Rushby (1977) 1 NSWLR 594 Rowe (1991) 52 A Crim R 1968 Thompson v The Queen (1999) 165 ALR 219…
Anderson v The Queen
[1993] HCA 59

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McKenna v The Queen
[1991] HCATrans 201

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House v R
[1936] HCA 40

…d its discretion in a manner different from the manner in which the sentencing Judge exercised his or her discretion. This is basic; House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499. The discretion which the law commits to sentencing Judges is of vital importance in the administration of our system of criminal justice."…
Lowndes v The Queen
[1999] HCA 299

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House v The King
63 WN 176

…uld have exercised its discretion in a manner different from the manner in which the sentencing Judge exercised his or her discretion. This is basic; House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499. The discretion which the law commits to sentencing Judges is of vital importance in the administration of our system of criminal justice.…

Legislation cited in this decision · 2

Sentencing Act 1995 (WA)
76(1) 2 mentions
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1991 (WA)
10 1 mention