Masters-Whitehouse v R [2025] NSWCCA 8

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Masters-Whitehouse v R [2025] NSWCCA 8 Hearing dates: 27 November 2024 Date of orders: 14 February 2025 Decision date: 14 February 2025 Before: Hamill J at [1]; N Adams J at [4]; Sweeney J at [121]. Decision: (1) Grant an extension of time to bring the appeal. (2) Grant leave to appeal. (3) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – appeal against sentence – multiple prohibited drugs and firearms offences – aggregate sentence – manifest excess – totality Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 32, 53A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 25 Firearms Act 1996 (NSW), ss 4C, 51B(1) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2015] HCA 37 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 GG v R [2023] NSWCCA 102 Hraichie v R [2022] NSWCCA 155 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297; (2014) 246 A Crim R 528 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59; [1988] HCA 70 Nguyen v The Queen (2016) 256 CLR 656; [2016] HCA 17 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 Parente v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 633; [2017] NSWCCA 284 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623; [1974] HCA 26 R v Hall [2017] NSWCCA 313 R v Howard [2004] NSWCCA 348 R v MAK, R v MSK [2006] NSWCCA 381; (2006) A Crim R 159 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 297 Regina v MMK [2006] NSWCCA 272; (2006) 164 A Crim R 481 Taysavang v R [2017] NSWCCA 146 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Stephen Anthony Masters-Whitehouse (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (Applicant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent)