Rae v R [2011] NSWCCA 211

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Rae v R [2011] NSWCCA 211 Hearing dates: 22 June 2011 Decision date: 14 September 2011 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at 1 Hidden J at 2 Johnson J at 3 Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal against sentence dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - knowingly take part in supply of commercial quantity of ecstasy - related offenders sentenced by different judges - different findings made by different judges - parity principle - objective legitimate sense of grievance not demonstrated - claim of error in assessment of objective seriousness - no error established - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cases Cited: Vu v R [2006] NSWCCA 188 McBeth v R [2009] NSWCCA 235 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Dwayhi v R; Bechara v R [2011] NSWCCA 67 R v Swan [2006] NSWCCA 47 Gurney v R; Willetts v R [2011] NSWCCA 48 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; 189 CLR 295 R v Mercieca [2004] VSCA 170 R v Rodden [2005] VSCA 24 R v Li [2005] NSWCCA 154 Lewins v R [2007] NSWCCA 189 R v Wei Pan [2005] NSWCCA 114 England v R; Phanith v R [2009] NSWCCA 274 Gill v R [2010] NSWCCA 236 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Toni Maria Rae (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Mr D Barrow (Applicant) Mr DU Arnott SC (Respondent) Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/224420 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2010-08-23 00:00:00 Before: Garling DCJ File Number(s): 2009/224420