Corda v R [2014] NSWCCA 281

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Corda v R [2014] NSWCCA 281 Hearing dates: 31 October 2014 Decision date: 28 November 2014 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] R A Hulme at [2] Schmidt J at [3] Decision: Leave to appeal be granted but the appeal be dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - leave to appeal sentence - whether sentencing judge failed to give proper consideration to the principle of parity - whether sentencing judge erred in finding that the offence was well and truly above the middle range of objective seriousness - applicants offence more serious than that of co-offenders - leave to appeal granted but the appeal be dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing and Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: Elias v The Queen [2013] HCA 31; 248 CLR 483 England v R; Phanith v R [2009] NSWCCA 274 Green v The Queen; The Queen v Green [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 Jimmy v R [2010] NSWCCA 60; (2010) 77 NSWLR 540 Shaw v R [2008] NSWCCA 58 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 McLaren v Regina [2012] NSWCCA 284 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 Porter v R [2008] NSWCCA 145 R v Wong [2003] NSWCCA 247 R v Norman; R v Oliveri [2007] NSWSC Wong v R [2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR 584 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Glenn Kenneth Corda (Applicant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: Mr A Evers (Applicant) Ms M Dickha (Crown) Solicitors: S E O'Connor - Legal Aid of NSW (Applicant) J Pheils, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2012/183744 Publication restriction: None Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2013-05-22 00:00:00 Before: Blackmore DCJ File Number(s): 2012/183744