Athos v R [2013] NSWCCA 205

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Athos v R [2013] NSWCCA 205 Hearing dates: 31 July 2013 Decision date: 03 September 2013 Before: Beazley P at [1] Johnson J at [2] Price J at [3] Decision: Leave to appeal against sentence be granted. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against sentence - possession of prohibited firearms and weapons - whether less weight is to be afforded to good character in firearms offences - whether quantity of firearms increase the objective seriousness of individual offences - whether error in assessing the applicant's prospects of rehabilitation - whether marked disparity with sentence imposed on co-offender - whether court should intervene Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 s 115, a 527C(1)(a) Crimes Act (Cth) 1914 s 16A(2)(m) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 21(3)(h), s 21A(2)(m), ss 21A(3)(e)-(f) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s 6(3) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 s 10(1) Firearms Act 1996 s 7, s 51(1A), s 58(1), s 58(2), s 65(3) Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 s 7 Cases Cited: Cooper v R [2005] NSWCCA 428 Gebara v R [2012] NSWCCA 107 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; (2011) 244 CLR 462 Hristovksi v R [2010] NSWCCA 129 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; (1998) 194 CLR 610 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v AZ [2011] NSWCCA 43; (2011) 205 A Crim R 222 R v Baker [2000] NSWCCA 85 R v Gent [2005] NSWCCA 370; (2005) 162 A Crim R 29 R v Harris [2007] NSWCCA 130; (2007) 171 A Crim R 267 R v Howard [2004] NSWCCA 348 R v llbay [2000] NSWCCA 251 R v Kennedy [2000] NSWCCA 527 R v Kollas and Mitchell [2002] NSWCCA 491 R v Leroy (1984) 2 NSWLR 441 R v Najam [2008] NSWCCA 32 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Tadrosse [2005] NSWCCA 145; (2005) 65 NSWLR 740 Application by the Attorney General under section 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act [2004] NSWCCA 303; (2004) 61 NSWLR 305 Ryan v R [2001] HCA 21; (2001) 206 CLR 267; (2001) 118 A Crim R 538 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nicholas Athos (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Lange (Applicant) S Herbert (Respondent) Solicitors: Hanna Legal (Applicant) Department of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2011/147758 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2012-10-25 00:00:00 Before: Marien DCJ File Number(s): 2011/147758