SPAROS, Luke v R [2013] NSWCCA 223

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: SPAROS, Luke v R [2013] NSWCCA 223 Hearing dates: 5 February 2013; supplementary submissions received 10 July 2013 Decision date: 09 October 2013 Before: Beazley P at [1] Fullerton J at [2] Beech-Jones J at [8] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against sentence granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against sentence - importation of commercial quantity of border control drug - supply of commercial quantity of border control drug - whether Form 1 offence was properly taken into account in considering questions of cumulation or concurrence - whether criminality disclosed by Form 1 offences relevant to application of the totality principle - whether retribution was exacted for the Form 1 offence whether full concurrency of the sentences for the importation and supply offences warranted. Legislation Cited: - Crimes Act 1900 - Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) - Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: - Abbas, Bodiotis, Taleb and Amoun v R [2013] NSWCCA 115 - Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) (No 1 of 2002) [2002] NSWCCA 518; 56 NSWLR 146 - Attorney General v Tichy (1982) 30 SASR 84 - Blay v The Queen [2006] WASCA 248; 205 FLR 414 - Cahyadi v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 - Calcutt v The Queen [2012] HCATrans 221 - Johnson v The Queen [2004] HCA 15; 78 ALJR 616 - Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 - Pearce v R [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 - R v Calcutt [2012] NSWCCA 40 - R v Dionys [2011] NSWCCA 272 - R v Holder (1983) 3 NSWLR 245 - R v Hunt; Ex parte Sean Investments Pty Ltd [1979] HCA 32; 180 CLR 322 - R v Knight (1981) 26 SASR 573 - R v MMK [2006] NSWCCA 272; 164 A Crim R 481 Texts Cited: D.A. Thomas, Principles of Sentencing, 2nd ed (1979) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Luke Sparos (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms A. Francis (Applicant) Ms H.M. Wilson (Crown) Solicitors: William O'Brien Ross Hudson Solicitors (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecution (Crown) File Number(s): 2008/257463 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2011-10-28 00:00:00 Before: Haesler SC DCJ File Number(s): 2008/257463; 2008/212320