Hoon Tiong SEAH v R [2011] NSWCCA 269

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hoon Tiong SEAH v R [2011] NSWCCA 269 Hearing dates: 24 June 2011 Decision date: 14 December 2011 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1]; Hidden J at [2]; Johnson J at [37] Decision: Leave to appeal granted, appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - application for leave to appeal against sentence - importing heroin - complaints that sentencing judge gave undue weight to quantity of drug - status of Wong and Leung guidelines - other complaints concerning weight given to remorse, co-operation with authorities and rehabilitation - no question of principle Legislation Cited: Criminal Code 1995 Crimes Act 1914 (C'th) Cases Cited: R v Wong and Leung [1999] NSWCCA 420, 45 NSWLR 340 R v Cheung and Choi [2010] NSWCCA 244, 203 A Crim R 398 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64, 207 CLR 584 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194, 205 A Crim R 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hoon Tiong Seah (applicant) Regina (respondent) Representation: M Paish (applicant) P M McGuire (respondent) Stephen Tully - Tully & Co Solicitors (applicant) Carole Ruthchild - Solicitor for the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (respondent) File Number(s): 2009/71507 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2010-02-12 00:00:00 Before: Blackmore DCJ File Number(s): 2009/71507