BREE v R [2006] NSWCCA 124

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: BREE v R [2006] NSWCCA 124 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 1 March 2006

JUDGMENT DATE: 13 April 2006

JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Rothman J at 10; Smart AJ at 39

DECISION: 1. Leave to appeal granted; 2. Appeal dismissed.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - parity of sentence - drug syndicate - levels of criminality - disparity with one of nine co-accused - no legitimate sense of grievance - not compound error

LEGISLATION CITED: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Crimes Act 1900

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