Vo v R [2014] NSWCCA 146

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Vo v R [2014] NSWCCA 146 Hearing dates: 08/07/2014 Decision date: 08 August 2014 Before: Emmett JA at [1]; Price J at [2]; Fullerton J at [3] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against sentence - supply large commercial quantity of heroin - whether sentencing judge allowed sufficient discount for guilty plea Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 193B(1) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6(3) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 25(2) Cases Cited: Cameron v The Queen [2002] HCA 6; 209 CLR 339 Morton v R [2014] NSWCCA 8 R v AB [2011] NSWCCA 229 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102; 195 A Crim R 1 R v Sharma [2002] NSWCCA 142; 54 NSWLR 300; 130 A Crim R 238 R v Stambolis [2006] NSWCCA 56; 160 A Crim R 510 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; 49 NSWLR 383; 115 A Crim R 104 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Huu Thanh Vo (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: B Brassil (Applicant) P Ingram SC (Crown) Greenfield Lawyers (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2010/357431 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2013-05-09 00:00:00 Before: Williams J File Number(s): 2010/357431