Roiss v R [2022] NSWCCA 25

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Roiss v R [2022] NSWCCA 25 Hearing dates: 18 June 2021 Decision date: 17 February 2022 Before: McCallum JA at [1]; Rothman J at [47]; Wright J at [48]; Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Appeal against sentence — Severity — Whether sentence manifestly excessive due to personal hardship — Whether assistance provided to police warranted reduction of sentence — Whether special circumstances to reduce non-parole period due to drug addiction Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 23, 44(2) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 193B(2) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 10, 25 Cases Cited: Browning v R [2015] NSWCCA 147 Howard v R [2019] NSWCCA 109 Le v R [2019] NSWCCA 181 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sebastian Roiss (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Howell (Applicant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent)

Solicitors: Legal Aid (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/233062 Publication restriction: None Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: New South Wales District Court Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 26 June 2020 Before: King SC DCJ File Number(s): 2019/233062