Greenaway v R [2013] NSWCCA 270

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Greenaway v R [2013] NSWCCA 270 Hearing dates: 9 October 2013 Decision date: 08 November 2013 Before: Gleeson JA at [1] R A Hulme J at [2] Adamson J at [42] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal against sentence granted. 2. Appeal against sentence dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence appeal - take part in manufacture of large commercial quantity of methylamphetamine - well planned and organised operation - appellant a central part of the organisation - asserted Muldrock error - sentencing judge arrived at head sentence for which notional non-parole period equated to standard non-parole period before reducing for mitigating features - error established - no lesser sentence warranted Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Drugs Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bolt v R [2012] NSWCCA 50 Diesing v R [2007] NSWCCA 326 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v DW [2012] NSWCCA 66 R v El-Azzi [2004] NSWCCA 455 R v Larsson (unreported, NSWCCA, 11 September 1997) R v Pedavoli [2002] NSWCCA 87; (2002) 128 A Crim R 137 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 Reardon v R [2012] NSWCCA 46 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: William Greenaway (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms A Francis (Applicant) Ms S Herbert (Crown) Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW Solicitor for Public Prosecutions File Number(s): 2009/983 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2010-04-30 00:00:00 Before: Toner SC DCJ File Number(s): 2009/983