Murray v R [2024] NSWCCA 107

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Murray v R [2024] NSWCCA 107 Hearing dates: 8 May 2024 Date of orders: 21 June 2024 Decision date: 21 June 2024 Before: Bell CJ at [1]; Hamill J at [2]; Yehia J at [3] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal and extend the time within which to appeal. (2) The appeal against sentence is allowed. (3) The sentence imposed by Judge Coleman SC is quashed and in lieu thereof, the applicant is sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment of 6 years commencing on 26 September 2021 and expiring on 25 September 2027 with a non-parole period of 3 years and 6 months expiring on 25 March 2025. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – totality – whether the principle of totality was applied to overall terms of imprisonment – concurrency and accumulation where the applicant is serving a sentence for unrelated matters – error established – re-sentenced Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 21A, 24, 32, 47(2), 47(3) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5(1)(c), 10(b) Cases Cited: Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Carroll v R [2015] NSWCCA 219 Christian v R [2021] NSWCCA 300 DB v R [2024] NSWCCA 18 Deakin v R [2014] NSWCCA 121 Elmir v R [2023] NSWCCA 260 Harris v R [2023] NSWCCA 44 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Lehn v R (2016) 93 NSWLR 205; [2016] NSWCCA 255 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59; [1988] HCA 70 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 R v Close (1992) 31 NSWLR 743 R v MAK; R v MSK [2006] NSWCCA 381; (2006) 167 A Crim R 159 Sausa v R [2023] NSWCCA 95 Warwick v R [2016] NSWCCA 183 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jamie Bruce Murray (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: K Averre with H Thomas-Dubler (Applicant) V Garrity (Respondent)