R v Newman [2022] NSWCCA 218

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Newman [2022] NSWCCA 218 Hearing dates: 15 August 2022 Date of orders: 5 October 2022 Decision date: 05 October 2022 Before: Ward P at [1]; Davies J at [91]; Fagan J at [92] Decision: 1. Refuse leave to appeal against sentence. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Application for leave to appeal against sentence — Sole ground of proposed appeal manifest excess — Where the applicant was sentenced to five years and six months imprisonment for a number of drug related offences — Whether the sentencing judge wrongly focused on the applicant's significant assets as opposed to the applicant's subjective circumstances APPEAL — Leave to appeal — Principles governing Legislation Cited: Confiscation and Proceeds of Crimes Act 1989 (NSW), ss 18(1), 29(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), sp 53A(2) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 193B, 193C Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5(1), 6(3) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 25 and 25A Cases Cited: Abousleiman v R [2021] NSWCCA 110 Barnes v R [2022] NSWCCA 140 Betts v The Queen (2016) 258 CLR 420; [2016] HCA 25 Bugmy v R (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Burke v R [2022] NSWCCA 6 Connell v R [2020] NSWCCA 352 Dinsdale v The Queen (2002) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Fayd'herbe v R [2007] NSWCCA 20 Hanna v R [2015] NSWCCA 326 He v Sun (2021) 104 NSWLR 518; [2021] NSWCA 95 Hordern v R [2019] NSWCCA 210 JJ v R [2020] NSWCCA 165 Khoury v R (2011) 209 A Crim R 509; [2011] NSWCCA 118 Knight v R [2015] NSWCCA 222 Linden v R [2017] NSWCCA 321 Mansour v R; Hughes v R [2013] NSWCCA 35 Markarian v R (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Morgan v R (1993) 70 A Crim R 368 O'Neile v R [2018] NSWCCA 291 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 Osman v R [2008] NSWCCA 157 Papworth v R [2011] NSWCCA 253 Parente v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 633; [2017] NSWCCA 284 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 R v Amoroso [2021] NSWDC 393 R v CBK (2002) 135 A Crim R 260; [2002] NSWCCA 457 R v Cheikh; R v Hoete [2004] NSWCCA 448 R v Chidiac [2015] NSWCCA 241 R v Elemes [2000] NSWCCA 235 R v Wong [2018] NSWCCA 20 R v Younan [2018] NSWCCA 180 Ragg v R [2022] NSWCCA 150 Robertson v R [2017] NSWCCA 205 Skocic v R [2014] NSWCCA 225 TC v R [2016] NSWCCA 3 The Queen v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; [2015] HCA 39 The Queen v Woodley [2020] NSWDC 664 Vandeventer v R [2013] NSWCCA 33 Windle v R [2011] NSWCCA 277 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Matthew John Newman (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (Applicant) A Bonnor (Respondent)