Henderson v R [2012] NSWCCA 65

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Henderson v R [2012] NSWCCA 65 Hearing dates: 23 February 2012 Decision date: 19 April 2012 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] R S Hulme J at [2] R A Hulme J at [3] Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Sentence appeal - unauthorised possession of a prohibited firearm - whether sentence was manifestly excessive - parity - whether there is a justified sense of grievance arising out of sentence imposed on another offender in relation to same firearm - differences in nature of the offences and personal circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Drugs Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Firearms Act 1996 Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 Cases Cited: Dinsdale v R [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 202 CLR 321 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; (2012) 86 ALJR 36 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Jimmy v Regina [2010] NSWCCA 60; (2010) 77 NSWLR 540 Lowndes v The Queen [1999] HCA 29; (1999) 195 CLR 665 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2006) 228 CLR 357 Meager v R [2009] NSWCCA 215 Mill v The Queen [1988] HCA 70; (1988) 166 CLR 59 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Moore [2012] NSWCCA 3 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Luke Andrew Henderson (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr G Wendler (Applicant) Ms S Dowling (Respondent) Solicitors: S. El-Hanania (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/192730 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2010-11-04 00:00:00 Before: Walmsley DCJ File Number(s): 2009/192730