El Masri v R [2022] NSWCCA 27

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: El Masri v R [2022] NSWCCA 27 Hearing dates: 2 February 2022 Date of orders: 18 February 2022 Decision date: 18 February 2022 Before: Beech-Jones CJ at CL at [1] Davies J at [2] Bellew J at [88] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal allowed. 3. Quash the sentence imposed in the District Court on 18 June 2020. 4. In lieu, sentence the appellant to a non-parole period of 3 years and 8 months commencing 24 July 2018 and expiring 23 March 2022, with a balance of term of 1 year and 6 months expiring 23 September 2023. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – supplying or agreeing to supply methylamphetamine on an ongoing basis – whether the sentencing judge erred in the assessment of objective seriousness – whether sentencing judge failed to apply principles of parity between applicant and other related offenders – where similar offending by related offender placed on Form1 – where otherwise different offences charged between applicant and other offenders – whether sentence manifestly excessive – where applicant had strong subjective case – where comparable cases and statistics not provided to sentencing judge – appeal allowed Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) s 25A Cases Cited: Daher v R [2018] NSWCCA 287 Darcy v R [2019] NSWCCA 159 Dunn v R [2018] NSWCCA 108 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Greer v R [2015] NSWCCA 312 Mandranis [2021] NSWCCA 97 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Nguyen, Kathy v R [2015] NSWCCA 209 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v Newport [2020] NSWDC 245 R v Smiroldo [2000] NSWCCA 120; (2000) 112 A Crim R 47 R v Wong [2018] NSWCCA 20 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44; (2012) 223 A Crim R 460 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rabih El Masri (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: N Carroll (Applicant) M Gleeson (Respondent)