Tran v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 266

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Tran v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 266 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 02/03/2006

JUDGMENT DATE: 30 August 2006

JUDGMENT OF: Beazley JA at 1; Adams J at 2; Howie J at 28

DECISION: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal is allowed. A non-parole period of four years and three months commencing 21 August 2003 and a balance of term of two years and nine months commencing 21 November 2007 and ending on 20 August 2010 are substituted. The applicant will be eligible to be considered for parole on 20 November 2007.

CATCHWORDS: Criminal Law - Sentencing - Parity with co-offender - No matter of principle.

LEGISLATION CITED: Drug (Misuse and Trafficking) Act 1985 - s 25(2) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - ss 44, 54A

Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 R v Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131, (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 CASES CITED: R v Hung Lo [2005] NSWCCA 436, (2005) 159 A Crim R 71 R v Sangalang [2005] NSWCCA 171 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606

PARTIES: Minh Tran v Regina

FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2005/2289

COUNSEL: D. Arnott SC - Crown H. Dhanji - Applicant

SOLICITORS: S. Kavanagh - Crown J. Doolan - Applicant

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court

LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 04/11/0858

LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Ainslie-Wallace DCJ

LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 10/12/2004

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2005/2289 CCAP