ES v R [2014] NSWCCA 268

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: ES v R [2014] NSWCCA 268 Hearing dates: 21 July 2014 Decision date: 28 November 2014 Before: Bathurst CJ; Fullerton J; Davies J Decision: 1.Leave to appeal is granted. 2.The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL - appeal - sentence - whether 40 per cent discount for assistance and plea appropriate - late plea - early offers to plea conditional - strong Crown case - relevance of Crown decision following plea to not proceed with retrial of co-offenders CRIMINAL - appeal - sentence - appropriate ratio between head sentence and non-parole period - whether appropriate weight given to applicant's custodial conditions and hardship to applicant's family Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), Pt 1B Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s3A Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), s 307.11 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 24A and 25 Cases Cited: Bland v R [2014] NSWCCA 82 DS v R [2014] NSWCCA 267 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 Lachlan Wilson v R [2014] NSWCCA 266 LB v R [2013] NSWCCA 70 M v The Queen [2014] NSWCCA 39 Phan, Thanh Dinh v R [2013] NSWCCA 49 R v Ehrlich [2012] NSWCCA 38; (2012) 219 A Crim R 415 R v El Hani [2004] NSWCCA 162 R v Sukkar [2006] NSWCCA 92; (2006) 172 A Crim R 151 Zreika v The Queen [2012] NSWCCA 44; (2012) 223 A Crim R 460 Category: Principal judgment Parties: ES (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: W Barber (Applicant) I D Bourke / M England (Crown) Solicitors: BPH Legal (Applicant) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2008/83782 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 7(a) of the Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) the appellant in these proceedings be known by the pseudonym "ES" Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2012-07-26 00:00:00 Before: Frearson SC DCJ File Number(s): 2008/83782