R v Hung Lo [2005] NSWCCA 436

Reported Decision : 159 A Crim R

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

R v Hung Lo [2005] NSWCCA 436 CITATION: This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 29 July 2005

JUDGMENT DATE: 16 December 2005

JUDGMENT OF: Hulme J at 1; Hidden J at 51; Latham J at 52

DECISION: Leave to appeal granted.; Appeal allowed in part.; Quash the sentences and non-parole periods imposed by McLoughlin DCJ.; On Count 2, sentence the applicant to imprisonment for a non-parole period of 4 years to date from 21 August 2003, expiring on 20 August 2007, with a balance of term of two years, expiring on 20 August 2009; On Count 1, sentence the applicant to imprisonment for a non-parole period of six and a half years to date from 21 February 2004, expiring 20 August 2010, with a balance of term of four years, expiring on 20 August 2014.

CATCHWORDS: Sentence only - Special Circumstances - Partial Accumulation

Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999

Holloway v McFeeters (1956) 94 CLR 470 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 Wong v R (2001) 207 CLR 584 Le Cerf (1976) 8 ALR 349 Muanchukingkan (1990) 52 A Crim R 354 R v Laurentiu and Becheru (1992) 63 A Crim R 402 Fabian (1992) 64 A Crim R 365 R v Budiman (1998) 102 A Crim R 411 R v Behar (unreported, CCA, 14 October 1998) CASES CITED: Klein (2000) A Crim R 90 Wong v R (2001) 207 CLR 584 Power v R (1974) 131 CLR 623 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 Hameed (2001) 123 A Crim R 213 R v Way (2004) NSWCCA 131 R v Sangalang (2005) NSWCCA 171 R v Street (2005) NSWCCA 139 R v Porteus [2005] NSWCCA 115 R v MacDonnell [2002] NSWCCA 34; (2002) 128 A Crim R 44