Stojanovski v R [2013] NSWCCA 334

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Stojanovski v R [2013] NSWCCA 334 Hearing dates: 3 December 2013 Decision date: 20 December 2013 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1]; Simpson J at [2]; Johnson J at [47] Decision: (i) Leave to appeal each sentence granted; (ii) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - sentence - severity - pleas of guilty - supply prohibited drugs - cannabis and methylamphetamine - possession of a prohibited weapon - whether sentencing judge erred when determining objective seriousness of offending - whether sentencing judge erred in failing to take into account quantity of drugs involved in supply - whether sentencing judge failed to take into account remorse shown by applicant - whether sentence manifestly inadequate - no error found - leave to appeal each sentence granted - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 Cases Cited: Cherdchoochatri v R [2013] NSWCCA 118; 277 FLR 126 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bill Stojanovski (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Edwards (Applicant) T Smith (Respondent) Solicitors: Nyman Gibson Stewart (Applicant) S Kavanagh - Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2011/143085 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2012-12-11 00:00:00 Before: Maiden DCJ File Number(s): 2011/143085