Cooper v R [2021] NSWCCA 292

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cooper v R [2021] NSWCCA 292 Hearing dates: 29 November 2021 Date of orders: 10 December 2021 Decision date: 10 December 2021 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1] Harrison J at [2] Wilson J at [3] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME — appeal against sentence — supply prohibited drug — failure to comply with reporting obligations — question of whether sentencing judge failed to consider mental conditions of applicant — where limited evidence of any mental disorders — question of manifest excess — where applicant in breach of intensive corrections orders and community corrections order at the time of offending — significant criminal history — limited remorse — medium risk of reoffending — poor prospects of rehabilitation — limited utility in comparing other sentences imposed for similar offences — appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ahmad v R [2019] NSWCCA 198 Blake v R [2021] NSWCCA 258 Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Hayek v R [2016] NSWCCA 126 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 JM v R (2014) 246 A Crim R 528; [2014] NSWCCA 297 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 Owen v R [2017] NSWCCA 54 R v Carter [2003] NSWCCA 243 R v Loudon [2020] NSWDC 57 R v Qutami (2001) 127 A Crim R 369; [2001] NSWCCA 353 R v Speechley (2012) 221 A Crim R 175; [2012] NSWCCA 130 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Cooper (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Brock (Applicant) A Morris (Respondent)