R v Butler [2024] NSWCCA 133

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Butler [2024] NSWCCA 133 Hearing dates: 12 June 2024 Date of orders: 24 July 2024 Decision date: 24 July 2024 Before: Ward P at [1]; Campbell J at [2]; Button J at [69] Decision: In the exercise of the Court's residual discretion the Crown appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – Crown appeal against sentence – manifest inadequacy – offence of aiding and abetting an attempt by others to possess a commercial quantity of unlawfully imported border-controlled drugs – where the sentencing judge erred by treating the respondent's bail conditions as "quasi-custody" and backdated the sentence – respondent's impressive and substantial progress towards rehabilitation – Court's exercise of residual discretion not to interfere Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 (NSW), ss 7, 20, 20A, 22B Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), s 68A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 24, 47 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), ss 16A, 16E, 19AC, 20 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5D Criminal Code (Cth), 11.1, 11.2, 307.5 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 80 Cases Cited: AB v R [2014] NSWCCA 339 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Bui v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2012) 244 CLR 638; [2012] HCA 1 Clarke v R [2015] NSWCCA 232; 254 A Crim R 150 CMB v Attorney General for NSW (2015) 256 CLR 346; [2015] HCA 9 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Frlanov v R [2018] NSWCCA 267 Green v The Queen; Quinn v the Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Griffiths v The Queen (1977) 137 CLR 293; [1977] HCA 44 Hello v R [2010] NSWCCA 311 Hordern v R [2019] NSWCCA 138; 278 A Crim R 353 Hoskins v R [2016] NSWCCA 157 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Hunt v R [2021] NSWCCA 192 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 La v R [2021] NSWCCA 136 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 Parente v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 633; [2017] NSWCCA 284 R v Anderson [2012] NSWCCA 175 R v Bredal [2024] NSWCCA 75 R v Butler [2024] NSWDC 79 R v JW (2010) 77 NSWLR 7; [2010] NSWCCA 49 R v Kassir [2020] NSWCCA 88 R v Nguyen; R v Pham [2010] NSWCCA 238; 205 A Crim R 106 R v O'Donoghue (1988) 34 A Crim R 397 R v Quinlin [2021] NSWCCA 284; 293 A Crim R 253 R v Reeves [2014] NSWCCA 154; 243 A Crim R 559 R v Webb [2004] NSWCCA 330; 149 A Crim R 167 Reeves v The Queen [2013] HCA 57; 88 ALJR 215 Waterways Authority v Fitzgibbon [2005] HCA 57; 79 ALJR 1816 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rex (Crown) Kyle Lindsey Butler (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Callan SC with C Tran (Crown) G James KC with E James (Respondent)