Chalhoub v R [2021] NSWCCA 69

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Chalhoub v R [2021] NSWCCA 69 Hearing dates: 15 March 2021 Date of orders: 16 April 2021 Decision date: 16 April 2021 Before: Payne JA at [1] Bellew J at [71] Button J at [72] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against sentence granted; (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: SENTENCING – penalties – intensive correction orders – whether sentencing judge erred in assessment pursuant to s 66(2) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) – no error shown SENTENCING – sentencing procedure – agreed facts – where sentencing judge misstated agreed facts – error established – resentence – no lesser sentence warranted Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 193C(2) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 5(1), 66 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5(1)(c), 6(3) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 24(1), Sch 1 Cases Cited: Attorney-General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (No 1 of 2002) (2002) 56 NSWLR 146; [2002] NSWCCA 518 Casella v R [2019] NSWCCA 201 DL v The Queen (2018) 265 CLR 215; [2018] HCA 32 Karout v R [2019] NSWCCA 253 Kember v R [2020] NSWCCA 152 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 R v Fangaloka [2019] NSWCCA 173 R v Pullen [2018] NSWCCA 264; (2018) 275 A Crim R 509 Wany v DPP [2020] NSWCA 318 Texts Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Sentencing Options) Bill 2017 (NSW) New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 11 October 2017 at 273 Category: Principal judgment Parties: John Chalhoub (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T F Woods (Applicant) M Millward (Respondent)