Droudis v R [2020] NSWCCA 322

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Droudis v R [2020] NSWCCA 322 Hearing dates: 19 June 2020 Decision date: 10 December 2020 Before: Bathurst CJ; Hoeben CJ at CL; Hamill J Decision: (1) Grant the applicant leave to appeal. (2) Quash the sentence imposed on the applicant and in lieu thereof impose a sentence of 35 years imprisonment comprising a non-parole period of 26 years and 3 months commencing on 22 December 2014 and expiring on 21 March 2041 with a balance of term of 8 years and 9 months expiring on 21 December 2049. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – failure to take into account a relevant consideration – whether sentencing judge erred in his assessment of the significance of the death of Man Haron Monis – personal deterrence, future dangerousness and prospects of rehabilitation CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – facilitation of the administration of justice – s 22A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) – whether s 22A requires a two-stage approach or instinctive synthesis approach to sentencing –desirability of quantifying any discount imposed CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – re-sentence – objective seriousness of offence – comparable cases Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment Act 2010 (NSW) Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) Criminal Procedure Amendment (Pre-Trial Procedure) Act 2001 (NSW) Cases Cited: Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58; [2014] HCA 2 Barrett v R [2020] NSWCCA 11 Betts v The Queen (2016) 258 CLR 420; [2016] HCA 25 Chung v R [2017] NSWCCA 48 CMB v The Attorney General (NSW) (2015) 256 CLR 346; [2015] HCA 9 Cooper v R [2009] NSWCCA 57 Director of Public Prosecutions v Dalgliesh (a pseudonym) (2017) 262 CLR 428; [2017] HCA 41 Goodbun v R [2020] NSWCCA 77 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Monis v The Queen; Droudis v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 92; [2013] HCA 4 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102; 195 A Crim R 1 R v Droudis (No 14) [2016] NSWSC 1550 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353; 127 A Crim R 369 R v Sharma (2002) 54 NSWLR 300; [2002] NSWCCA 142 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 R v Weismantel [2016] NSWCCA 204 The Queen v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; [2015] HCA 39 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Xiao v R (2018) 96 NSWLR 1; [2018] NSWCCA 4 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Amirah Droudis (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: H Dhanji SC with R Wilson SC (Applicant) T Smith SC with C Curtis (Respondent)