Yarnton v R; Mouhtaris v R [2022] NSWCCA 67

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Yarnton v R; Mouhtaris v R [2022] NSWCCA 67 Hearing dates: 13 October 2021 Date of orders: 1 April 2022 Decision date: 01 April 2022 Before: Leeming JA at [1] Fullerton J at [34] R A Hulme J at [211] Decision: Yarnton 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Mouhtaris 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME — appeals — appeals against sentence by two co-offenders convicted of joint criminal enterprise to commit murder — both applicants allege manifestly excessive sentence — both applicants allege parity error — applicant Mouhtaris alleges further and related error in sentencing judge's finding that applicant's offending was at the mid-range of objective seriousness — applicants relied on range of subjective factors on sentence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: Blanco v R (1999) 106 A Crim R 303; [1999] NSWCCA 121 Bugmy v The Queen (1990) 169 CLR 525; [1990] HCA 18 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Lloyd v R [2017] NSWCCA 303 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59; [1988] HCA 70 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Parkinson v R [2021] NSWCCA 98 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 R v Hausman; Hausman v R; R v Rostankovski; Rostankovski v R [2022] NSWCCA 24 R v Rae [2001] NSWCCA 545 Sabra v R (2015) 257 A Crim R 33; [2015] NSWCCA 38 Usher v R [2016] NSWCCA 276 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sharon Joan Yarnton (Applicant) Anthony Mouhtaris (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: K Averre (Applicant Yarnton) I McLachlan (Applicant Mouhtaris) E Balodis / D Robinson (Crown)