Bridge v R [2020] NSWCCA 233

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bridge v R [2020] NSWCCA 233 Hearing dates: 15 July 2020 Date of orders: 14 September 2020 Decision date: 14 September 2020 Before: Johnson J at [1]; Price J at [2]; Wright J at [61] Decision: (1) Extend the time for leave to appeal. (2) Grant leave to appeal. (3) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – aggregate sentence – offenders charged with different crimes – whether parity principle applies to indicative sentences for large commercial quantity supply offence – understandable sense of grievance – whether co-offender's indicative sentence manifestly inadequate – whether applicant had a legitimate sense of grievance Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), Pt 7 Div 3 Crimes (Currency) Act 1981 (Cth), ss 6(1), 11(2)(b), 14(1) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), s 14(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 53A(2) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 59(2), 61, 93T(1A), 93T(4A), 193B(2)-(3) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 10(1), 25(1)-(2), 25A(1) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW), ss 7(1), 65(3) Cases Cited: AMZ v R [2017] NSWCCA 184 Application by AMZ pursuant to Part 7 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act (NSW) [2017] NSWSC 432 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49; 86 ALJR 36; 283 ALR 1; 214 A Crim R 152 Jimmy v R (2010) 77 NSWLR 540; [2010] NSWCCA 60; 269 ALR 115; 240 FLR 27 Postiglione v R (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26; 71 ALJR 875; 145 ALR 408; 94 A Crim R 397 R v Ilbay [2000] NSWCCA 251 R v Kollas and Mitchell [2002] NSWCCA 491 Saraya v R [2015] NSWCCA 63 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael David Bridge (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr G A Newton (Respondent)