Elahmad v R [2024] NSWCCA 250

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Elahmad v R [2024] NSWCCA 250 Hearing dates: 13 December 2024 Date of orders: 20 December 2024 Decision date: 20 December 2024 Before: Davies J at [1] Yehia J at [2] R A Hulme AJ at [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against sentence granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal against aggregate sentence – steal from the person and fraud offences – sentencing judge erred in considering conditional liberty in assessment of objective seriousness – submission made on resentencing that conflicted with concession in court below – applicant held to concession – no lesser sentence warranted Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 94(b), 95(1), 192E(1)(a) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 21A(2) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6(3) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 166 Drug Court Act 1998 (NSW), s 5A(1) Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2017 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adams v R [2018] NSWCCA 139 Betts v The Queen (2016) 258 CLR 420; [2016] HCA 25 Boney v R [2015] NSWCCA 291 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Kliendienst v R [2020] NSWCCA 98 McCabe v R [2016] NSWCCA 7 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Nguyen v The Queen (2016) 256 CLR 656; [2016] HCA 17 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566; [2006] NSWCCA 242 Rahman v R [2023] NSWCCA 148 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44; (2012) 223 A Crim R 460 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ahmad Elahmad (Applicant) Rex (Crown) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Goodwin (Applicant) B Hatfield SC (Respondent)