R v Sultan; R v N [2003] NSWCCA 404

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Sultan; R v N [2003] NSWCCA 404 HEARING DATE(S) : 03/12/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 December 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 75; Smart AJ at 1 DECISION : (Sultan) See para 74; (N) See para 51

CATCHWORDS : Correct approach to prior criminal history - a few minor offences did not disentitle offender to all leniency - Application of principle of parity. LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Crimes Act 1900 (Home Invasion) Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 R v Capper (1993) 79 A Crim R 64 at 74 CASES CITED : R v GDP (1991) 53 A Crim R 112 R v Kama (2000) 110 A Crim R 47 par 14 R v X (2003) NSWCCA 56 PARTIES : Regina v Shadi Sultan; Regina v N FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60393/03; 60384/03 (Sultan) I McClintock SC COUNSEL : (N) B Glennon (Crown) D Arnott SOLICITORS : (Appellants) P Ash (Crown) C K Smith

LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 02/41/0036; 02/41/0068 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Goldring DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL

60393/03 60384/03 WOOD CJ AT CL SMART AJ

Wednesday, 3 December 2003

Regina v Shadi SULTAN Regina v N __________________________

JUDGMENT

1. SMART AJ: Each of Shadi Sultan and N seeks leave to appeal against the severity of a sentence imposed upon him in the Campbelltown District Court on 8 November 2002. Each pleaded guilty to a specially aggravated break enter and steal offence (home invasion) and each received a sentence of imprisonment for nine years with a non-parole period of five years dating from 1 November 2001 when both were arrested and taken into custody.