Primmer v R [2023] NSWCCA 301

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Primmer v R [2023] NSWCCA 301 Hearing dates: 30 October 2023 Date of orders: 01 December 2023 Decision date: 01 December 2023 Before: Davies J at [1] Cavanagh J at [2] Sweeney J at [3] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal allowed. 3. The sentence imposed by Judge Ingram SC on 1 July 2022 is quashed. 4. In lieu thereof the applicant is sentenced for the offence of demand money with menaces to imprisonment for 4 years with a non-parole period of 2 years and 6 months commencing on 12 October 2021, the sentence expiring on 11 October 2025 and the non-parole period expiring on 11 April 2024. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against sentence — Future commencement date of sentence — Delay — Revocation of parole — Manifest excess Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Callaghan v R [2006] NSWCCA 58; (2006) 160 A Crim R 145 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 R v Fernando [2002] NSWCCA 28 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 Tompkins v R [2019] NSWCCA 37 White v R [2016] NSWCCA 190; (2016) 261 A Crim R 302 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44; (2012) 233 A Crim R 460 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Scott Primmer (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Fraser (Applicant) T Abdulhak (Respondent)