Wilken v R [2013] NSWCCA 304

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Wilken v R [2013] NSWCCA 304 Hearing dates: 9 July 2013 Decision date: 06 December 2013 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Price J at [6]; Campbell J at [7] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted; (2) Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence appeal - whether applicant has a justifiable sense of grievance as a result of disparity between the non-parole component of his sentence and the non-parole component of sentence imposed upon one of two co-offenders - whether sentencing judge made an error of law by failing to adequately state reasons for difference in sentence between applicant and co-offender - whether sentence manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Cases Cited: Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 456; 43 FCR 280 Gray v R [2013] NSWCCA 169 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 Hall v Van der Poel [2009] NSWCA 436 Lowe v The Queen [1984] HCA 46; 154 CLR 606 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 OM v R [2009] NSWCCA 267; 212 A Crim R 532 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; 189 CLR 295 R v Do [2005] NSWCCA 209 R v Moffitt (1990) 20 NSWLR 114 R v Wahabzadah [2001] NSWCCA 253 Simpson v R (1992) 61 A Crim R 58 Stewart v R [2013] NSWCCA 185 Tatana v R [2006] NSWCCA 398 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Levon Wilken (Applicant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: J Trevallion (Applicant) T Smith (Crown) Solicitors: Archbold Legal (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2010/330807 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2012-01-20 00:00:00 Before: Acting Judge Freeman DCJ File Number(s): 2010/330807