White v R [2013] NSWCCA 242

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: White v R [2013] NSWCCA 242 Hearing dates: 5 September 2013 Decision date: 22 November 2013 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Hidden J at [2] Davies J at [6] Decision: 1. Extend time to file Notice of Application for leave to appeal to 6 March 2013; 2. Grant leave to appeal; 3. Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - leave to appeal against sentence - supply large commercial quantity of methylamphetamine - applicant with mental health issues - whether Muldrock error - whether sentencing judge took mental health issues into account in assessing objective seriousness - whether error in assessing objective seriousness - whether sentence manifestly excessive - low purity of drug. Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 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 Bolt v R [2012] NSWCCA 50 Butler v R [2012] NSWCCA 23 Efstathiadis v R [2009] NSWCCA 319 Hamieh v R [2007] NSWCCA 277 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Ly v R [2008] NSWCCA 262 McLaren v R [2012] NSWCCA 284 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 Perdija v R [2012] NSWCCA 244 R v Ehrlich [2012] NSWCCA 38; (2012) 219 A Crim R 415 R v Koloamatangi [2011] NSWCCA 288 R v MacDonnell [2002] NSWCCA 34; (2002) 128 A Crim R 44 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 Trevor Essex v R [2013] NSWCCA 11 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Shane Jeffrey White (Applicant) Crown Representation: Counsel: T Game SC (Applicant) J Pickering SC (Crown) Solicitors: M Ricci (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2010/126166 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-08-12 00:00:00 Before: Ellis DCJ File Number(s): 2010/126166