Norouzi v R [2020] NSWCCA 237

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Norouzi v R [2020] NSWCCA 237 Hearing dates: 10 August 2020 Date of orders: 18 September 2020 Decision date: 18 September 2020 Before: Payne JA at [1] Walton J at [5] Fullerton J at [74] Decision: (1) An extension of time is granted to bring the appeal out of time. (2) Leave to appeal is granted. (3) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – manifest excess – aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death conviction – extension of time –objective seriousness of the offence above mid-range – subjective features not out of ordinary or substantial – comparative cases – JIRS statistics Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bombardieri v R (2010) 203 A Crim R 89; [2010] NSWCCA 161 Conte v R [2018] NSWCCA 209 Hili v R; Jones v R (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Lehn v R (2016) 93 NSWLR 205; [2016] NSWCCA 255 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Moodie v R [2020] NSWCCA 160 Obeid v R [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v Shashati [2018] NSWCCA 167 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252; [2002] NSWCCA 343 R v Williams [2014] NSWCCA 200 Small v R [2020] NSWCCA 181 Smith v R [2011] NSWCCA 290 Vale v R (2016) 77 MVR 194; [2016] NSWCCA 154 Vuni v R [2006] NSWCCA 171 Wong v R (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hasan Norouzi (Applicant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (Applicant) B Hatfield (Crown)