Ballard v R [2011] NSWCCA 193

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ballard v R [2011] NSWCCA 193 Hearing dates: 8 July 2011 Decision date: 29 August 2011 Before: Beazley JA at [1] Hall J at [2] Harrison J at [3] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal.

2. Allow the appeal in part.

3. Order that in lieu of the sentence imposed on the applicant by King DCJ for the firearms offence the applicant be sentenced to a period of 4 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 2 years and 6 months commencing on 11 May 2010 and expiring on 10 November 2012 and a balance of term of 1 year and 6 months commencing on 11 November 2012 and expiring on 10 May 2014.

4. Otherwise confirm the orders made and the sentences imposed by King DCJ on 13 August 2010. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against sentence - whether sentence manifestly excessive – whether inadequate level of concurrence of a drug offence and a firearms offence having regard to principles of totality – appeal allowed in part Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Firearms Act 1996 Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 Cases Cited: Alvares v R; Farache v R [2011] NSWCCA 33 Attorney General's application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Clarke v R [2009] NSWCCA 49 Georgopolous v R [2010] NSWCCA 246 Mack v R; Mack v R [2009] NSWCCA 216 Nguyen v R [2011] NSWCCA 127 R v AJP [2004] NSWCCA 434; (2004) 150 A Crim R 575 R v AZ [2011] NSWCCA 43 R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 R v Elfar [2003] NSWCCA 358 R v Gu [2006] NSWCCA 104 R v Hammoud [2000] NSWCCA 540 R v Harmouche [2005] NSWCCA 398 R v MMK [2006] NSWCCA 272; (2006) 164 A Crim R 481 R v Pearce [1998] HCA 57; (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353; (2001) 127 A Crim R 369 R v XX [2009] NSWCCA 115; (2009) 195 A Crim R 38 Sivell v R [2009] NSWCCA 286 Tran v R [2010] NSWCCA 183 TS v R [2007] NSWCCA 194 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ben Arthur Ballard (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Wilson (Applicant) J Pickering (Respondent)