AYOUB, Omran v R; EL MASRI, Ali v R [2010] NSWCCA 196

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: AYOUB, Omran v R; EL MASRI, Ali v R [2010] NSWCCA 196

HEARING DATE(S): 5 May 2010

JUDGMENT DATE: 6 September 2010

JUDGMENT OF: Hodgson JA at 1; Rothman J at 6; Barr AJ at 64

DECISION: (i) In each matter, leave to appeal granted; (ii) In each matter, the appeal is dismissed.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal – sentence – detain for advantage in circumstances of aggravation – relevance of period of detention – significance of circumstances of detention – recitation of factors relevant to determination of objective seriousness is not multi-tier sentencing – failure to find special circumstances not error where no application made – manifest excess – grounds of appeal rejected – appeal dismissed

LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia [1989] 1 SCR 143 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 202 CLR 321 HAN, Zhi Qiang v R [2009] NSWCCA 300 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Jimmy v R [2010] NSWCCA 60 Johnson v R [2004] HCA 15; (2004) 78 ALJR 616 CASES CITED : Lowe v R [1984] HCA 46; (1984) 154 CLR 606 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Postiglione v R [1997] HCA 26; (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Araya [2005] NSWCCA 283; (2005) 155 A Crim R 555 R v F [2002] NSWCCA 320; (2002) 132 A Crim R 308 R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Tiddy [1969] SASR 575