Lowe v R [2023] NSWCCA 169

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lowe v R [2023] NSWCCA 169 Hearing dates: 5 May 2023 Date of orders: 5 July 2023 Decision date: 05 July 2023 Before: Ward P at [1]; Walton J at [107]; Ierace J at [108] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal against sentence is granted. 2. Appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: SENTENCING – Appeal against sentence – where primary judge failed to apply a discount pursuant to s 23 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) in relation to one offence – where primary judge erroneously applied a discount for the pleas of guilty to the aggregate sentence and not the indicative sentences – sentencing discretion exercised afresh – whether lesser sentence appropriate Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 21A, 23, 44, 53A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61, 193C Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5 Drugs Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 25 Cases Cited: Ahmad v R [2021] NSWCCA 30 Chiang v R [2016] NSWCCA 45 Chong v R [2020] NSWCCA 235 DL v The Queen (2018) 265 CLR 215; [2018] HCA 32 Dunshea v R [2016] NSWCCA 244 Elzein v R [2021] NSWCCA 246 Farkas v R [2014] NSWCCA 141; (2014) 243 A Crim R 388 Ibbotson (a pseudonym) v R [2020] NSWCCA 92 Jackson v R [2011] NSWCCA 124 Johnson v The Queen [2004] HCA 15; (2004) 78 ALJR 616 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Masters v R [2019] NSWCCA 233 Newman (a pseudonym) v R [2019] NSWCCA 157 Park v The Queen (2021) 273 CLR 303; [2021] HCA 37 R v Connell [2013] NSWCCA 155 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 R v Fowler [2003] NSWCCA 321; (2003) 151 A Crim R 166 R v Herbert (unreported NSWCCA, 4 November 1993) R v Holder [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 R v Ibrahim [2021] NSWCCA 296 R v Jajou; R v Jebara; R v Lafta [2009] NSWCCA 167 R v Keyte (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 26 March 1986, unrep) R v Khamas [1999] NSWCCA 436 R v Lin [2021] NSWDC 523 R v Pickett [2010] NSWCCA 273 R v Shrestha (1991) 173 CLR 48; [1991] HCA 26 R v Tonari [2014] NSWCCA 232 R v Zerafa [2013] NSWCCA 222; (2013) 235 A Crim R 265 Stanley v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2023] HCA 3 Thomas v R [2006] NSWCCA 313 TS v R [2022] NSWCCA 222 Weiss v R [2020] NSWCCA 188 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Lowe (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Odgers SC (Applicant) D Scully (Respondent)