Banat v R [2020] NSWCCA 321

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Banat v R [2020] NSWCCA 321 Hearing dates: 13 November 2020 Date of orders: 15 December 2020 Decision date: 15 December 2020 Before: Brereton JA at [1] Walton J at [35] Beech-Jones J at [36] Decision: (1) The applicant be granted leave to appeal against the sentence imposed in the District Court on 15 March 2019; (2) The appeal be allowed, to the extent that the commencement date of the sentence is varied to 20 July 2017, and the expiry date to 19 July 2026, with the non-parole period expiring on 19 July 2023; (3) The appeal be otherwise dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME — appeals — appeal against sentence — manifest excess – failure to take into account a relevant consideration – alleged failure to take into account a period of conditional bail – held, conditional bail is a discretionary factor – no error in taking into account one period of conditional bail but not another where conditions were different – appeal allowed in respect of commencement date but otherwise dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 86(3), 93T(1), 99(1), 193B(2) Summary Offences Act 1988 (NSW), s 27DA(1) Cases Cited: Bland v R [2014] NSWCCA 82 Frlanov v R [2018] NSWCCA 267 Hoskins v R [2016] NSWCCA 157 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Hughes v R [2018] NSWCCA 2 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Kerr v R [2016] NSWCCA 218 Lee v R [2020] NSWCCA 244 Lehn v R (2016) 93 NSWLR 205; [2014] NSWCCA 255 R v Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 R v Perry [2000] NSWCCA 375 R v Webb (2004) 149 A Crim R 167; [2004] NSWCCA 330 Refaieh v R [2018] NSWCCA 72 Renshaw v R [2012] NSWCCA 91 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mahmoud Banat (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr G Scragg (Applicant) Ms M Millward (Respondent)