Boulette v R [2024] NSWCCA 217

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Boulette v R [2024] NSWCCA 217 Hearing dates: 26 August 2024 Decision date: 29 November 2024 Before: N Adams J at [1]; Ierace J at [2]; Sweeney J at [76] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted; (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against sentence — Application for leave to appeal — Manifest excess — Whether sentence plainly unjust in all the circumstances of the case Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), s 16A(2); Pt IC Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1)(c) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), s 307.1(1) Cases Cited: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 DS v R; DM v R (2022) 109 NSWLR 82; [2022] NSWCCA 156 He v Sun (2021) 104 NSWLR 518; [2021] NSWCA 95 Lau v R [2011] VSCA 324 Legault v R [2014] NSWCCA 271 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v Aaron Tran; R v Peter Tran; R v Hoang Nguyen [2013] NSWCCA 136 R v Agboti [2014] QCA 280 R v Banker [2016] QCA 74 R v Nguyen; R v Pham (2010) 205 A Crim R 106; [2010] NSWCCA 238 R v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; [2015] HCA 39 Tsen v The Queen [2010] WASCA 21 Yip v R [2017] VSCA 231 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Alexine Boulette (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Fernando (Applicant) K Breckweg (Respondent)