Lee v R [2021] NSWCCA 318

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lee v R [2021] NSWCCA 318 Hearing dates: 20 October 2021 Date of orders: 21 December 2021 Decision date: 21 December 2021 Before: Bathurst CJ [1]; Rothman J [6]; Dhanji J [70] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted; (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – Sentence appeal – assessment of respective roles of co-offender – parity – no justifiable sense of grievance – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 3A Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), ss 302.1(1)(b); 302.2(1); 307.5(1) Cases Cited: Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia [1989] 1 SCR 143 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Jimmy v R (2010) 77 NSWLR 540; [2010] NSWCCA 60 Lowe v the Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606; [1984] HCA 46. Postiglione v the Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26, Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Wong v the Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Chang-Hui Lee (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Ramrakha (Applicant) A Williams (Respondent)

Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW (Applicant) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2015/279089 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 01 May 2020 Before: Jeffreys DCJ File Number(s): 2015/279089