Martinez v R [2020] NSWCCA 250

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Martinez v R [2020] NSWCCA 250 Hearing dates: 23 September 2020 Date of orders: 2 October 2020 Decision date: 02 October 2020 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL [1] Rothman J at [2] Bellew J at [3] Decision: 1) Leave to appeal granted. 2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Offences – Sentence – Appeal – Importation of a commercial quantity of cocaine – Whether sentence manifestly excessive – Whether non-parole period manifestly excessive – Necessity to consider all relevant circumstances for the purposes of determining the non-parole period not just those circumstances favourable to the offender – Serious offending involving the importation of a substantial quantity of cocaine – Premeditated offending committed for financial gain – Reliance on sentences imposed in other cases of similar offending – Complaint of manifest excess not made out – Appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) Cases Cited: Budiman v R (1998) 102 A Crim R 411 Bugmy v The Queen (1990) 169 CLR 525; [1990] HCA 18 Deakin v The Queen (1984) 58 ALJR 765; [1984] HCA 31 Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Gwardys v R [2019] NSWCCA 62 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Klomfar v R [2019] NSWCCA 61 Le Cerf v R (1975) 13 SASR 237 Lindsay v R [2012] NSWCCA 124 PO v R [2020] NSWCCA 219 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623; [1974] HCA 26 R v Amati [2019] NSWCCA 193 R v Dodd [1991] 57 A Crim R 349 R v Holland (2011) 205 A Crim R 429; [2011] NSWCCA 65 R v Riddell (2009) 194 A Crim R 524; [2009] NSWCCA 96 Vaiusu v R [2017] NSWCCA 71 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Francisco Molina Martinez – Applicant Regina – Respondent Representation: Counsel: I Fraser – Applicant D Petrushnko – Respondent