Kirkbride v R; Knight v R & McIlrey v R [2011] NSWCCA 268

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kirkbride v R; Knight v R & McIlrey v R [2011] NSWCCA 268 Hearing dates: 22 June 2011 Decision date: 14 December 2011 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1] Hidden J at [2] Johnson J at [42] Decision: In each application, leave to appeal granted but appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - applications for leave to appeal against sentence - applicants involved in supply of prohibited drug - relativity of sentences passed on each of them Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Jimmy v R [2010] NSWCCA 60, 77 NSWLR 540 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 Dwayhi and Bechara v R [2011] NSWCCA 67, 205 A Crim R 274 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ryan Kirkbride (applicant) Shannon Knight (applicant) Wade McIlrey (aka McIlroy) (applicant) Regina (respondent/Crown) Representation: P Doyle (applicant - Kirkbride) A Francis (applicant - Knight) K Averre (applicant - McIlrey) D Arnott SC (respondent) James Fuggle Rummery Solicitors (applicant - Kirkbride) Herring & Associates (applicant - Knight) B Sandland - Legal Aid Commission (applicant - McIlrey) S Kavanagh - Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (respondent) File Number(s): 2009/50796; 2009/54596 & 2009/73473 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2010-06-21 00:00:00 Before: English DCJ File Number(s): 2009/50796; 2009/54596 & 2009/73473