R v Karim [2024] NSWCCA 234

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Karim [2024] NSWCCA 234 Hearing dates: 27 September 2024 Date of orders: 13 December 2024 Decision date: 13 December 2024 Before: Mitchelmore JA at [1]; Davies J at [106]; Campbell J at [107] Decision: (1) Appeal allowed. (2) The sentence imposed in the District Court is quashed and in lieu thereof: (a) The respondent is sentenced to an aggregate sentence of 15 years imprisonment commencing 5 November 2021 and expiring on 4 November 2036, with a non-parole period of 10 years commencing 5 November 2021 and expiring on 4 November 2031. (b) The respondent will be eligible for release to parole at the expiration of the non-parole period. Catchwords: CRIME — appeals — appeal against sentence — by Crown against inadequacy — two unrelated sets of offences — where no patent error in sentencing remarks — indicative sentences did not reflect objective seriousness — accumulation of sentences — aggregate sentence manifestly inadequate — respondent re-sentenced Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 21A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 33, 37, 61J, 93T, 193C, 578A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5D Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 25A Cases Cited: CMB v Attorney General for the State of New South Wales (2015) 256 CLR 346; [2015] HCA 9 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Green v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297; 246 A Crim R 528 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51 Lowndes v The Queen (1999) 195 CLR 665; [1999] HCA 29 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 McKinnon v R [2020] NSWCCA 106 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Nguyen v R (2016) 256 CLR 656; [2016] HCA 17 R v AD [2020] NSWCCA 275 R v Hill [2020] NSWCCA 197 R v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 R v King [2004] NSWCCA 444; 150 A Crim R 409 R v M A [2004] NSWCCA 92; 145 A Crim R 434 R v Sharrouf [2023] NSWCCA 137 R v Stephens [2024] NSWCCA 170 R v VR [2024] NSWCCA 91 R v Zolfonoon [2016] NSWCCA 250; 262 A Crim R 285 Scott v R [2020] NSWCCA 81 Tamer v R [2020] NSWCCA 333 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rex (Appellant) Ahmed Karim (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Millward / K James (Appellant) P Strickland SC (Respondent)