Wanstall v R [2024] NSWCCA 167

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Wanstall v R [2024] NSWCCA 167 Hearing dates: 16 August 2024 Date of orders: 09 September 2024 Decision date: 09 September 2024 Before: Stern JA at [1] Cavanagh J at [2] Sweeney J at [10] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Allow the appeal. 3. Quash the sentence imposed in the District Court on 26 July 2023. 4. In lieu thereof, the applicant is sentenced to 2 years 8 months imprisonment with a non-parole period of 18 months, to date from 17 May 2023. The sentence will expire on 16 January 2026. The non-parole period will expire on 16 November 2024. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Application for leave to appeal against sentence — Commonwealth offence — adverse credit findings about offender — extra-curial punishment Legislation Cited: Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Cases Cited: Duncan v R [2012] NSWCCA 78 Einfeld v R [2010] NSWCCA 87 FB v R; R v FB [2011] NSWCCA 217 Greenwood v R [2014] NSWCCA 64 Kearsley v R [2017] NSWCCA 28 Kenny v R [2010] NSWCCA 6 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Khorami v R; R v Khorami [2021] NSWCCA 228 R v Allpass (1993) 72 A Crim R 561 R v Nuttall; Ex parte Attorney-General (Qld) (2011) 209 A Crim R 538 R v Obeid (No 12) [2016] NSWSC 1815 R v Poynder [2007] NSWCCA 157 R v Talia [2009] VSCA 260 R v Wilhelm [2010] NSWSC 378 R v Wran [2016] NSWSC 1015 R v Zerafa [2013] NSWCCA 222 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267; [2001] HCA 21 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Damian Scott Wanstall (Applicant) Rex (Crown) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Stratton SC (Applicant) A Chhabra with N Funnell (Respondent)