R v Lamella [2014] NSWCCA 122

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Lamella [2014] NSWCCA 122 Hearing dates: 16 June 2014 Decision date: 10 July 2014 Before: Price J at [1] Garling J at [90] Bellew J at [91] Decision: Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL - Crown appeal on sentence - Federal offences - Customs officer - objective seriousness - parity - general deterrence - non-parole period - application of combined discounts - manifest inadequacy Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: AAT v R [2011] NSWCCA 17 Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 DPP (Cth) v El Karhani (1990) 21 NSWLR 370 Green v R [2011] HCA 49 (2011) 244 CLR 462 Hili v R; Jones v R [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 Majid v R [2010] NSWCCA 121 SZ v R (2007) 168 A Crim R 249; [2007] NSWCCA 19 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Crown (Appellant) Adrian Paul Lamella (Respondent) Representation: Mr R. Bromwich SC & L Crowley (Appellant) Mr I. Todd (Respondent) Commonwealth Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Appellant) Tully and Chiper Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2013/234768013 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Citation: R v Lamella Date of Decision: 2014-02-06 00:00:00 Before: Sweeney DCJ File Number(s): 2013/00234768