Charnley v R [2025] NSWCCA 20

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Charnley v R [2025] NSWCCA 20 Hearing dates: 12 February 2025 Date of orders: 26 February 2025 Decision date: 26 February 2025 Before: Basten AJA at [1]; McNaughton J at [2]; Weinstein J at [54] Decision: (1) Grant leave to extend the time for the applicant to file the Notice of Appeal to 7 November 2024. (2) Grant leave to appeal. (3) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – armed robbery – where co-offender's sentence successfully appealed – parity – where disparity between applicant and co-offender – whether justifiable sense of grievance – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 33B, 97 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1)(c) Cases Cited: Elmir v R [2023] NSWCCA 260 Hemsworth v R [2025] NSWCCA 2 Hung v R [2023] NSWCCA 172 Jones v The Queen (1993) 67 ALJR 376 Vassiliou v R [2022] NSWCCA 91 Whipp v R [2024] NSWCCA 79 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sean Albert Charnley (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: N Mikhaiel / T Kent (Applicant) J Styles (Respondent)

Solicitors: Cassandra Giudice (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00346056 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 14 February 2023 Before: English DCJ File Number(s): 2021/00346056