R v Salcedo [2004] NSWCCA 430

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Salcedo [2004] NSWCCA 430 HEARING DATE(S) : 30 July 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 December 2004

JUDGMENT OF : McColl JA at 1; Levine J at 75; Hidden J at 76 DECISION : Grant the application for leave to appeal against sentence but dismiss the substantive appeal.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCING - appeal against severity of sentence - importation of trafficable quantity of ecstasy and passport offence - operation of parity principle - greater sentence imposed on applicant than on co-accused - whether sentencing judge failed to have regard to time spent in protective custody. Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) s 16A, s 16A(1), s 16A(2)(k) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 43 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Customs Act 1901 (Cth) s 233B, s 233BAA(4), s 235 Passports Act 1938 (Cth) s 9A Erceg v District Court of New South Wales [2003] NSWCCA 379 Lowe v R [1984] HCA 46; (1984) 154 CLR 606 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Chen & Others [2002] NSWCCA 174; (2002) 130 A Crim R 300 R v Durocher-Yvon [2003] NSWCCA 299; (2003) 58 NSWLR 581 R v McDonald (1998) 28 MVR 432 R v Mostyn [2004] NSWCCA 97 CASES CITED : R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Postiglione [1997] HCA 26; (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Schofield [2003] NSWCCA 3 R v Totten [2003] NSWCCA 207 R v Wahabzadah [2001] NSWCCA 253 Steer v The Queen [2000] FCA 462; (2000) 171 ALR 463 Veen v The Queen [No 2] (1998) 164 CLR 465 Wong v R [2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR 584 PARTIES : Jerry Martinez Salcedo (Applicant) Regina (Crown) FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 2004/1936 COUNSEL : Mr B M Niven (Applicant) Ms M M Cinque (Crown) SOLICITORS : n/a (Applicant) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown)