Wienand v R [2013] NSWCCA 202

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Wienand v R [2013] NSWCCA 202 Hearing dates: 15 July 2013 Decision date: 30 August 2013 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] McCallum J at [46] Schmidt J at [50] Decision: 1. In relation to grounds of appeal a. and b. leave to appeal refused. 2. In relation to ground of appeal c., leave to appeal granted but appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence appeal - supply a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug - whether sentence manifestly excessive - parity - sentence of co-offender reduced by Court of Criminal Appeal - whether necessary to reduce applicant's sentence - no basis for justifiable sense of grievance - different subjective case and higher position in drug supply hierarchy. Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 - s25(2) Cases Cited: Butler v R [2012] NSWCCA 23 Dinsdale v R [2008] HCA 54; 202 CLR 321 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; 79 NSWLR 1 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 Hill v R [2012] NSWCCA 265 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; 199 CLR 270 Regina v Wei Pan [2005] NSWCCA 114 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Paul Christopher Wienand - Applicant Regina - Respondent Crown Representation: Counsel: Ms S Kluss - Applicant Ms V Lydiard - Respondent Crown Solicitors: SE O'Connor, Legal Aid NSW - Applicant S Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Respondent Crown File Number(s): 2010/401944 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2012-08-10 00:00:00 Before: Sorby DCJ File Number(s): 2010/401944