Chapman v R [2023] NSWCCA 259

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Chapman v R [2023] NSWCCA 259 Hearing dates: 20 September 2023 Date of orders: 13 October 2023 Decision date: 13 October 2023 Before: Adamson JA at [1]; Price J at [2]; Davies J at [73] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal; (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – whether sentencing judge erred in failing to find special circumstances – whether the applicant was a co-offender in the same criminal enterprise as an offender who had been sentenced by a judge other than the sentencing judge – whether parity principle applied Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1)(c) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 25(2) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW), s 51(1A)(a) Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), s 54(4)(a) Cases Cited: Baladjam v R (2018) 341 FLR 162; [2018] NSWCCA 304 Beale v R [2015] NSWCCA 120 Elias v The Queen; Issa v The Queen (2013) 248 CLR 483; [2013] HCA 31 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Jiang v R [2010] NSWCCA 277 Jimmy v R (2010) 77 NSWLR 540; [2010] NSWCCA 60 Kiraz v R [2023] NSWCCA 177 R v Araya (2005) 155 A Crim R 555; [2005] NSWCCA 283 R v Carter [2003] NSWCCA 243 R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 R v Tuuta [2014] NSWCCA 40 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Christopher Chapman (Applicant) (Unrepresented) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: E Wilkins SC (Respondent)