Hadler v R [2020] NSWCCA 305

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hadler v R [2020] NSWCCA 305 Hearing dates: 16 November 2020 Decision date: 25 November 2020 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1]; Price J at [34]; Fagan J at [35] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against sentence is granted. (2) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – three counts of supply a prohibited drug, two of which involved a large commercial quantity – discount allowed for plea of guilty – discount erroneously applied to aggregate sentence rather than indicative sentences – need to re-sentence – despite error, a less severe sentence is not warranted in law – appeal dismissed. Cases Cited: Berryman v R [2017] NSWCCA 297 Cullen v R [2014] NSWCCA 162 Elsaj v R [2017] NSWCCA 124 Ibbotson (a pseudonym) v R [2020] NSWCCA 92 JM v R (2014) 246 A Crim R 528; [2014] NSWCCA 297 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Parente v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 633; [2017] NSWCCA 284 Parris v R [2013] NSWCCA 5 PG v R (2017) 268 A Crim R 61; [2017] NSWCCA 179 Regina v Shi [2004] NSWCCA 135 Weiss v R [2020] NSWCCA 188 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Wayne Hadler – Applicant Regina – Respondent Crown Representation: Counsel: L Brasch/ M Voleynik – Applicant G Newton – Respondent Crown