Toole, Kurt v R; Toole, Joshua v R [2014] NSWCCA 318

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Toole, Kurt v R; Toole, Joshua v R [2014] NSWCCA 318 Hearing dates: 14 March 2014 Decision date: 18 December 2014 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Button J at [5]; RS Hulme AJ at [6] Decision: In respect of each applicant: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against sentence - whether procedural fairness denied in failing to warn sentence imposed would be accumulated contrary to submissions by the Crown - whether there was a failure to account for the applicants' personal and mental health problems - whether sentences imposed are manifestly excessive - whether applicants have a justified sense of grievance arising from disparity and lack of proportion with sentences imposed on other offenders Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 114, 193B Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 54A Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 25 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth), s 303GN Cases Cited: Aoun v R [2011] NSWCCA 284 Baroudi v R [2007] NSWCCA 48 Efstathiadis v R [2009] NSWCCA 317 Fairbairn v R [2006] NSWCCA 48; 165 A Crim R 434 GAS v The Queen [2004] HCA 22; 271 CLR Green and Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 Hili v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR at 75. Lawson v R [2012] NSWCCA 56 Ly v R [2008] NSWCCA 262 Melikian v R [2008] NSWCCA 156 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 Nair v R [2013] NSWCCA 79 Parker v DPP (1992) 28 NSWLR 282 Paxton v R [2011] NSWCCA 242; 219 A Crim R 104 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; 189 CLR 295 R v Amurao [2005] NSWCCA 32, R v Blair [2005] NSWCCA 78; 153 A Crim R 78 R v Diamond (unreported NSWCCA, 18 February 1993) R v Ehrlich [2012] NSWCCA 38; 219 A Crim R 415 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; 46 NSWLR 346 R v Le Cerf (1975) 13 SASR 237 R v Mahmud [2010] NSWCCA 219 R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381; 167 A Crim R 159 at [16]; R v Muanchukingkan (1990) 52 A Crim R 354 R v Paredes [2012] NSWCCA 4 R v Sciberras [2006] NSWCCA 268; 165 A Crim R 532 R v Spiteri [1999] NSWCCA 3 R v Stanbouli [2003] NSWCCA 355; 141 A Crim R 531 R v Steele (unreported NSWCCA, 17 April 1997) R v Swan [2006] NSWCCA 47 Radi v R [2010] NSWCCA 265 Tan v R [2010] NSWCCA 207 Vakauta v Kelly (1989) 167 CLR 568 Wang v R [2009] NSWCCA 223 Wong and Leung v R [2001] HCA 64; 207 CLR 584 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kurt Toole (Appellant) Joshua Toole (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Game SC (for Kurt Toole) P Hamill SC (for Joshua Toole) V Lydiard (Crown) Solicitors: Caine Kensit Messenger (Appellants) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2010/315710 2010/315752 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2012-09-12 00:00:00 Before: Wells DCJ File Number(s): 2010/315710 2010/315752