Anjoul v R [2014] NSWCCA 234

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Anjoul v R [2014] NSWCCA 234 Hearing dates: 17 October 2014 Decision date: 31 October 2014 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Hidden J at [2] Davies J at [4] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - offences of drug supply, possess prohibited weapon and possess false identification documents - effect on third parties if custodial sentence imposed - applicant's brother with multiple health issues including muscular dystrophy - applicant is brother's carer - exceptional circumstances shown - impact on sentence - non-parole period significantly shortened - whether sentencing exercise correctly approached - intensive corrections orders - no error shown Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dipangkear v Regina [2010] NSWCCA 156 Douar v R [2005] NSWCCA 455 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 R v Hinton [2002] NSWCCA 405 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Anthony Anjoul (Applicant) Crown Representation: Counsel: G James QC (Applicant) N Williams (Crown) Solicitors: K M Legal Pty Ltd (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): CCA 2013/306795 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2014-09-11 00:00:00 Before: Sides DCJ File Number(s): 2013/306795