Kerr v R [2014] NSWCCA 235

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kerr v R [2014] NSWCCA 235 Hearing dates: 2 July 2014 Decision date: 06 November 2014 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at 1; Harrison J at 2; McCallum J at 51 Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal 2. Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against sentence - deal with proceeds of crime - obtain financial advantage by deception - offences under s 178BA(1), s 193B(1) and s 300(2) Crimes Act 1900 - whether sentence manifestly excessive being unreasonable and plainly unjust Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cases Cited: Carroll v The Queen [2009] HCA 13; (2009) 83 ALJR 579 Dela Cruz v R [2010] NSWCCA 333 Frahm v R [2014] NSWCCA 10 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Nahlous v R [2010] NSWCCA 58; (2010) 77 NSWLR 463 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; (1998) 194 CLR 610 Schembri v R [2010] NSWCCA 149; (2010) 78 ATR 159 Subramaniam v R [2013] NSWCCA 259 Thorn v R [2009] NSWCCA 294; (2009) 198 A Crim R 135 Truong v R; R v Le; Nguyen v R; R v Nguyen [2013] NSWCCA 36 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Raymond Kerr (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Gartelmann (Applicant) T Smith (Crown) Solicitors: McWilliams Lawyers (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2009/13237 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2013-01-22 00:00:00 Before: Bennett DCJ File Number(s): 2009/13237