R v Holland [2011] NSWCCA 65

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Holland [2011] NSWCCA 65 Hearing dates: 11 February 2011 Decision date: 05 April 2011 Before: McClellan CJ at [1] Buddin J at [15] Schmidt J at [16] Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against sentence - whether discount given for assistance was too high - whether sentence was manifestly inadequate in regard to seriousness of offence, role of offender and comparable sentences - importation of a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug, cocaine - sentence not found to be manifestly inadequate - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) Cases Cited: Boney v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 165; (2008) 187 A Crim R 167 Diefenbach v R [1999] WASCA 4; (1999) 108 A Crim R 19 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) FLR 28 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 272 ALR 465 Lowndes v The Queen [1999] HCA 29; (1999) 195 CLR 665 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 R v Anderson [2004] NSWCCA 317 R v Bimahendali [1999] NSWCCA 409; (1999) 109 A Crim R 355 R (Cth) v Cheung; R (Cth) v Choi [2010] NSWCCA 244 R v Labanon; ex parte Cth DPP [2006] QCA 529 R v Laurentiu (1992) 63 A Crim R 402; R v LP [2010] NSWCCA 154 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Sukkar [2006] NSWCCA 92; (2006) 172 A Crim R 151 Regina v Danson [2005] NSWCCA 343 Regina v Otto [2005] NSWCCA 333; (2005) A Crim R 525 SZ v R [2007] NSWCCA 19; (2007) 168 A Crim R 249 Wong v The Queen; Leung v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR 584 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Appellant) James Gordon Holland (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr P McGrath (Appellant) Ms A Francis (Respondent) Solicitors: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Legal Aid NSW (Respondent) File Number(s): CCA 2009/145833 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2010-07-30 00:00:00 Before: Flannery J File Number(s): 2009/500145833