Blakeney v R [2022] NSWCCA 277

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Blakeney v R [2022] NSWCCA 277 Hearing dates: 2 December 2022 Date of orders: 16 December 2022 Decision date: 16 December 2022 Before: Bell CJ at [1] Ward P at [2] Wilson J at [3] Decision: 1. Refuse leave to advance grounds 1, 3 and 4. 2. Otherwise grant leave to appeal. 3. Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – SENTENCE – appeal against sentence – supply large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug – question of whether proper allowance made for future prospects or rehabilitation – question of whether a finding of remorse should have been made – question of whether greater allowance should have been made for "quasi-custody" Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Apulu v R [2022] NSWCCA 244 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Gould v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2018) 273 A Crim R 91; [2018] NSWCCA 109 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 La v R [2021] NSWCCA 136 Parente v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 633; [2017] NSWCCA 284 R v Quinlan (2021) 293 A Crim R 253; [2021] NSWCCA 284 R v Qutami (2001) 127 A Crim R 369; [2001] NSWCCA 353 Robertson v R [2017] NSWCCA 205 Wong v R [2018] NSWCCA 263 Category: Principal judgment Parties: J K Blakeney (Applicant) The King (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Chhabra and Ms H Blake (Applicant) C Young (Crown) (Respondent)