Ho v R [2013] NSWCCA 174

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ho v R [2013] NSWCCA 174 Hearing dates: 1 July 2013 Decision date: 29 July 2013 Before: Emmett JA at [1] Fullerton J at [6] Schmidt J at [7] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal out of time is granted. 2. Leave to appeal is granted. 3. The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - application for leave to appeal against sentence - application for leave to appeal out of time - whether error in determining non-parole period which offended the parity principle - special circumstances - leave to appeal out of time granted - leave to appeal granted - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2008 Drug Misuse And Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518; (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Baghdadi v R [2012] NSWCCA 212 Caristo v R [2011] NSWCCA 7 England v R [2009] NSWCCA 274 Jiang v R [2010] NSWCCA 277 Jimmy v R [2010] NSWCCA 60; (2010) 77 NSWLR 540 Lau v R [2010] NSWCCA 43 Postiglione v R [1997] HCA 26; (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Ceissman [2004] NSWCCA 466 R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 R v Do [2005] NSWCCA 209 R v El-Hayek [2004] NSWCCA 25; (2004) 144 A Crim R 90 R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 R v Thomas [2007] NSWCCA 269 R v Wahabzadah [2001] NSWCCA 253 Sevastopoulos v R [2011] NSWCCA 201 Tatana v R [2006] NSWCCA 398 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hue Pham Ho (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: F D Coyne (Applicant) J Girdham SC (Respondent) Solicitors: Matthew Hammond Solicitors (Applicant) S Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2011/62211 Publication restriction: None Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2012-07-27 00:00:00 Before: Arnott DCJ File Number(s): 2011/00062211