Ooi v R [2023] NSWCCA 97

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ooi v R [2023] NSWCCA 97 Hearing dates: 27 March 2023 Date of orders: 26 April 2023 Decision date: 26 April 2023 Before: Beech-Jones CJ at CL N Adams J Yehia J Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted (2) Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIME — APPEALS — Appeal against sentence — Cultivation of prohibited plant by enhanced indoor means — Whether applicant had a justifiable sense of grievance in light of sentence imposed on co-offenders — Where there were differences in offence structures and role of the applicant — No justified sense of grievance — Leave to appeal granted — Appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 93T(1), 193B, 193B(3), 316 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) s 5(1)(c) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) s 23(2)(a) Electricity Supply Act 1995 (NSW) s 64(1) Cases Cited: Berryman v R [2017] NSWCCA 297 Cabezuela v R [2020] NSWCCA 107 Chamon v R [2020] NSWCCA 112 Dawson (a pseudonym) v R [2021] NSWCCA 33 DS v R [2014] NSWCCA 267 Goodbun v R [2020] NSWCCA 77 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Hayek v R [2010] NSWCCA 139 He v Sun (2021) 104 NSWLR 518; [2021] NSWCA 95 Huckstadt v R [2016] NSWCCA 22 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606; [1984] HCA 46 Moran v R [2022] NSWCCA 217 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 211 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 Simmons v R [2020] NSWCCA 16 Smith v R (2020) 93 MVR 345; [2020] NSWCCA 181 Stewart v R [2009] NSWCCA 152 Tatana v R [2006] NSWCCA 398 Turner v R [2021] NSWCCA 5 Vuni v R [2006] NSWCCA 171 Windle v R [2011] NSWCCA 277 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sin Keaw Ooi (Applicant) Rex (respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (Applicant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent) Solicitors: Ross Hill and Associate Solicitors (Applicant) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00067231 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 21 July 2022 Before: Beckett DCJ File Number(s): 2021/00067231