R v MacLeod [2013] NSWCCA 108

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v MacLeod [2013] NSWCCA 108 Hearing dates: 9 April 2013 Decision date: 13 May 2013 Before: Simpson J at [1]; Harrison J at [66]; Bellew J at [67] Decision: (i) Crown appeal allowed; (ii) The sentence imposed on the respondent be quashed; (iii) In lieu thereof the respondent be sentenced to imprisonment for 9 months, commencing on 13 May 2013 and expiring on 12 February 2014, with a non-parole period of 6 months and 3 weeks expiring on 3 December 2013. (iv) Direct that the respondent be released at the expiration of the non-parole period. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - sentencing - Crown appeal - respondent convicted after trial of offence contrary to s 200 of the Police Act 1990 - nine further offences contrary to s 16(1) of the Poisons and Therapeutic Substances Act 1966 taken into account pursuant to Pt 3 Div 3 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - whether sentencing judge erred by suspending sentence - hardship to third parties - whether reasonably open to sentencing judge to find that co-offender did not pass on information to respondent - whether sentence manifestly inadequate - no exceptional circumstances within R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 principle - appeal allowed - sentence quashed - respondent re-sentenced Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Poisons and Therapeutic Substances Act 1966 Police Act 1990 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 Cases Cited: Bangaru v R [2012] NSWCCA 204 Dipangkear v R [2010] NSWCCA 156 Elmir v R [2009] NSWCCA 22 Flick v R [2012] NSWCCA 170 FP v R [2012] NSWCCA 182 Hay v R [2013] NSWCCA 22 Hopley v R [2008] NSWCCA 105 Ihemeje v R [2012] NSWCCA 269 King v R [2010] NSWCCA 202 McCraw v R [2011] NSWCCA 162 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v Kertebani [2010] NSWCCA 221 Sinkovich v R [2011] NSWCCA 90 Waugh v R [2010] NSWCCA 3 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Applicant) Andrew Michael MacLeod (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Pickering SC (Applicant) A J Kimmins (Respondent) Solicitors: S Kavanagh - Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Applicant) Moloney MacCallum Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2011/187436 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2012-11-14 00:00:00 Before: Phegan ADCJ File Number(s): 2011/187436