Ninness v R [2014] NSWCCA 288

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ninness v R [2014] NSWCCA 288 Hearing dates: 17 October 2014 Decision date: 03 December 2014 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Hidden J at [2] Davies J at [3] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - supply prohibited drugs - knowingly deal with proceeds of crime - sentence - aggregate sentence imposed - whether applicant suffered from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - whether he would receive medication for ADHD in custody - whether sentencing judge's conclusion open on the evidence - whether standard non-parole period given determinative significance - whether assessment of objective seriousness made - whether sentence manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cao v Regina [2013] NSWCCA 321 Delaney v R; R v Delaney [2013] NSWCCA 150 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 202 CLR 321 Golossian v R [2013] NSWCCA 311 Jeffrey v R [2012] NSWCCA 36 Kentwell v The Queen [2014] HCA 37 Luu v R [2008] NSWCCA 285 McBeth v R [2009] NSWCCA 235 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v Blair [2005] NSWCCA 78 R v Cheikh [2004] NSWCCA 448 R v Dang [2005] NSWCCA 430 R v Leroy (1984) 13 A Crim R 469 R v Muldrock [2012] NSWCCA 108 R v Nemes (Court of Criminal Appeal(NSW), 28 August 1997, unrep) R v Wilkinson (No 5) [2009] NSWSC 432 Redfern v R [2012] NSWCCA 178 Simpson v R [2014] NSWCCA 23 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR 584 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Charles Ninness (Applicant) Crown Representation: Counsel: M Thangaraj SC & J J Korn (Applicant) N Williams (Crown) Solicitors: KM Legal (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2011/332186 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2013-06-26 00:00:00 Before: Maiden DCJ