Calason v R [2023] NSWCCA 209

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Calason v R [2023] NSWCCA 209 Hearing dates: 24 July 2023 Date of orders: 23 August 2023 Decision date: 23 August 2023 Before: Harrison J at [1]; Wilson J at [2]; N Adams J at [3]. Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – sentence appeal – whether sentencing judge erred in excluding the applicant's disadvantaged childhood as a consideration mitigating the sentence or justifying leniency – no submission inviting the sentencing judge to make a finding that the applicant's moral culpability was reduced because of his childhood adversity – those matters can be taken into account in instinctive synthesis rather than reduced moral culpability – no error – leave to appeal granted – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), s 16BA Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), ss 307.2(1), 11.1(1), 11.2A(1) Cases Cited: Bargashoun v R [2023] NSWCCA 17 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 DR v R [2022] NSWCCA 151 Dungay v R [2020] NSWCCA 209 Hoskins v R [2021] NSWCCA 169 Lloyd v R [2022] NSWCCA 18 MH v R [2022] NSWCCA 287 Nasrallah v R [2021] NSWCCA 207 Newman v R [2021] NSWCCA 101 R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 R v Calason [2022] NSWDC 544 Darwiche v R; El-Zeyat v R; Aouad v R; Osman v R [2011] NSWCCA 62 Gould v R [2023] NSWCCA 103 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hakan Calason (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Woods (Applicant) L Fernandez (Respondent)