Turkmani v R [2014] NSWCCA 186

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Turkmani v R [2014] NSWCCA 186 Hearing dates: 30 July 2014 Decision date: 17 September 2014 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Beech-Jones J at [2] Hamill J at [94] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: SENTENCING - sentencing procedure - destroying items knowing they would be used in judicial proceedings - possession of drug manufacturing apparatus - whether sentencing judge erred in sentencing the applicant on facts that gave rise to a more serious offence - application of De Simoni principle - not inaccurate to describe elements of offence as designed to "frustrate" judicial proceedings - applicant did not possess mental element beyond that specified in first offence charged - whether sentence imposed for second offence was "too severe" - level of criminality correctly characterised - sentence for second offence not unreasonable or unjust - leave sought to adduce further medical evidence - threshold for admission of material met - whether material justifies any reduction of the applicant's non-parole period - concerns raised by evidence before Court do not warrant reduction in sentence - appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: - Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 311, s 312, s 315, s 317, s 319 - Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6 - Criminal Code (WA), s 391, s 393 - Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 24A, s 33AB Cases Cited: - Bailey v R (1988) 35 A Crim R 458 - R v BD [2001] NSWCCA 184; 122 A Crim R 28 - Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 - Einfeld v R [2010] NSWCCA 87; 200 A Crim R 1 - Hili v R; Jones v R [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 - House v R [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 - Iglesias v R [2006] NSWCCA 261 - R v Kertebani; Kertebani v R [2010] NSWCCA 221 - McCullough v R [2009] NSWCCA 94; 194 A Crim R 439 - R v Ashton [2002] NSWCCA 498; 137 A Crim R 73 - R v De Simoni [1981] HCA 31; 147 CLR 383 - R v Ehrenburg (Supreme Court (NSW), 14 December 1990, unrep) - R v Keir [2004] NSWCCA 106 - R v Mobbs [2005] NSWCCA 371 - R v Smith (1987) 44 SASR 587 - R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; 49 NSWLR 383 - Springer v R [2007] NSWCCA 289; 177 A Crim R 13 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bassam Turkmani (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Bannisters Lawyers (Applicant) S. Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2010/333915 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2013-04-12 00:00:00 Before: Zahra DCJ File Number(s): 10/333915