R v Lembke [2020] NSWCCA 293

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Lembke [2020] NSWCCA 293 Hearing dates: 12 October 2020 Date of orders: 13 November 2020 Decision date: 13 November 2020 Before: McCallum JA at [1] Garling J at [2] Wright J at [68] Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against sentence — By Crown against inadequacy – where the offender was involved in a significant importation of a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug (cocaine) - whether the sentence imposed on the offender was manifestly inadequate by reference to sentences imposed on co-offenders by a different sentencing judge – the role of the principle of parity in a Crown appeal – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Code (Cth) 1995 Cases Cited: Baquiran v R [2014] NSWCCA 221 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; (2011) 244 CLR 462 Ith v R [2013] NSWCCA 280 Ng v The Queen [2011] NSWCCA 227; (2011) 214 A Crim R 191 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Bath; R v Jackson [2019] NSWDC 1 R v Chandler; Chandler v R [2012] NSWCCA 135 R v Doff [2005] NSWCCA 119 R v Nguyen; R v Pham [2010] NSWCCA 238; (2010) 205 A Crim R 106 R v Sara [2020] NSWCCA 119 R v Weismantel [2016] NSWCCA 204 Regina v Gu [2006] NSWCCA 104 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: Craig William Lembke (Appellant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: J Single SC / R Ranken (Appellant) K H Averre (Respondent)