Khazaal v R (No 2) [2013] NSWCCA 140

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Khazaal v R (No 2) [2013] NSWCCA 140 Hearing dates: Remittal of proceedings from High Court dealt with on the papers; submissions closed 20 May 2013 Decision date: 13 June 2013 Before: McClellan JA at [1] Hall J at [6] McCallum J at [9] Decision: Leave to appeal granted; appeal against sentence dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - leave to appeal against sentence - objective seriousness - foreign convictions as evidence of applicant's character - deterrence - onerous bail conditions - manifest excess - power to adjust sentence to reflect period on bail pending Crown appeal where no error of law established Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002 (Cth) Cases Cited: Anderson v R [2010] NSWCCA 130; (2010) 202 A Crim R 68 Bui v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2012] HCA 1; (2012) 244 CLR 638 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 JM v R [2008] NSWCCA 254 Khazaal v R (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Adams J, 7 July 2011, unreported) Khazaal v R [2011] NSWCCA 129; (2011) 265 FLR 276 Khoury v R [2011] NSWCCA 118; (2011) 209 A Crim R 509 Lodhi v R [2007] NSWCCA 360; (2007) 179 A Crim R 470 Marotta v R [1999] HCA 4; (1999) 160 ALR 525 Rahman v R [2008] EWCA Crim 1465 R v Abou-Chabake [2004] NSWCCA 356; (2004) 149 A Crim R 417 R v Adel Yahya (Central Criminal Court, 5 November 2007, unreported) R v Baker [2000] NSWCCA 85 R v Boughen; R v Cameron [2012] NSWCCA 17; (2012) 215 A Crim R 476 R v Carroll [2010] NSWCCA 55; (2010) 77 NSWLR 45 R v Goodwin (1990) 51 A Crim R 328 R v Hall [2004] NSWCCA 127 R v JW [2010] NSWCCA 49; (2010) 77 NSWLR 7 R v Khazaal [2012] HCA 26; (2012) 289 ALR 586 R v Lodhi [2006] NSWSC 691; (2006) 199 FLR 364 United Mexican States v Cabal [2001] HCA 60; (2001) 209 CLR 165 Whan v McConaghy [1984] HCA 22; (1984) 153 CLR 631 Category: Sentence Parties: Belal Saadallah Khazaal (applicant) Regina (respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Lange (applicant) P Neil SC, S Callan (respondent) Solicitors: Murphy's Lawyers (applicant) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (respondent) File Number(s): 2005/2994 Publication restriction: None Decision under appeal Citation: R v Khazaal [2009] NSWSC 105 Date of Decision: 2009-09-25 00:00:00 Before: Latham J File Number(s): 2005/2994