Zirilli v. The Queen
Case No.
M1/2013
Related matter
M3/2013 – Barbaro v. The Queen
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
30/11/2012 Supreme Court of Victoria (Court of Appeal) (Maxwell P, Harper JA and T Forrest JA)
Catchwords
Criminal law – Sentencing – Crown submission on sentencing range – Appellants convicted of conspiracy to traffic in commercial quantity of controlled drug and sentenced to 26 years imprisonment – Trial judge refused to hear prosecution’s submission on appropriate sentencing range and imposed sentences higher than the range the prosecutor would have proposed – Whether trial judge erred in refusing to hear the prosecution’s submission on sentencing range – Whether refusal to hear prosecutions’ submission on sentencing range constitutes a denial of procedural fairness – Whether prosecution’s submission on sentencing range was a relevant consideration in sentencing – Whether R v MacNeil-Brown (2008) 20 VR 677 is good law.
Documents
02/01/2013 Application for special leave to appeal
16/08/2013 Hearing (SLA, Melbourne)
02/10/2013 Written submissions (Applicant)
02/10/2013 Chronology
23/10/2013 Written submissions (Respondent)
30/10/2013 Written submissions (Director of Public Prosecutions (Victoria) seeking leave to intervene)
06/11/2013 Reply
27/11/2013 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
12/02/2014 Judgment (Judgment summary)