Elliott v The Queen

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAGUMMOW, HAYNE, HEYDON, CRENNAN AND KIEFEL JJMatter No S215/2007MATTHEW JAMES ELLIOTT   APPELLANTANDTHE QUEEN  RESPONDENTMatter No S218/2007BRONSON MATTHEW BLESSINGTON   APPELLANTANDTHE QUEEN  RESPONDENTElliott v The QueenBlessington v The Queen[2007] HCA 518 November 2007S215/2007 & S218/2007ORDERIn each matter, appeal dismissed.On appeal from the Supreme Court of New South WalesRepresentationT A Game SC with S E Pritchard and J K Taylor for the appellant in S215/2007 (instructed by Giddy & Crittenden)B W Walker SC with R W Burgess for the appellant in S218/2007 (instructed by Legal Aid Commission of NSW)M G Sexton SC, Solicitor-General for the State of New South Wales with A M Mitchelmore and J S Caldwell for the respondent and intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales in both appeals (instructed by Crown Solicitor (NSW))D M J Bennett QC, Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth with N L Sharp intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth in both appeals (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)W Sofronoff QC, Solicitor-General of the State of Queensland with P J Davis SC intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the State of Queensland in both appeals (instructed by Crown Solicitor for the State of Queensland)Notice:  This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.CATCHWORDSElliott v The QueenBlessington v The QueenCriminal law – Criminal appeals – Jurisdiction of Court of Criminal Appeal – The appellants were sentenced to life imprisonment and were subject to a non-release...