Edquist-Wheeler v R [2024] NSWCCA 49

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Edquist-Wheeler v R [2024] NSWCCA 49 Hearing dates: 9 February 2024 Date of orders: 5 April 2024 Decision date: 05 April 2024 Before: Adamson JA at [1] Lonergan J at [2] Sweeney J at [3] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is granted. 2. The appeal is allowed. 3. The sentence imposed by Acting Judge Marien SC is quashed. 4. In lieu thereof, the applicant is sentenced to imprisonment for 3 years, 6 months with a non-parole period of 2 years, 6 months commencing on 11 July 2022, the sentence expiring on 10 January 2026 and the non-parole period expiring on 10 January 2025. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against sentence Legislation Cited: Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Drug Misuse And Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: Callaghan v R [2006] NSWCCA 58 Carl v R [2023] NSWCCA 190 GP v R [2017] NSWCCA 200 Hardey v R [2019] NSWCCA 310 Hejazi v R [2009] NSWCCA 282 Huang v R [2019] NSWCCA 144 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Ozan v R [2021] NSWCCA 231 R v Kaiva (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 9 November 1998, unrep) R v Kitchener [2003] NSWCCA 134 R v Simpson (1992) 61 A Crim R 58 White v R [2016] NSWCCA 190 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Scott Edquist-Wheeler (Appellant) Rex (Crown)(Respondent) Representation: Counsel: H White (Appellant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent)