R v Cahill [2015] NSWCCA 53

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cahill [2015] NSWCCA 53 Hearing dates: 5 March 2015 Decision date: 02 April 2015 Before: Leeming JA at [1]; Johnson J at [11]; Schmidt J at [139] Decision: Crown appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Crown appeal - sentencing – Respondent pleaded guilty to 16 drug supply offences - three counts of supply commercial quantity of a prohibited drug - 13 counts of supply prohibited drug - four further offences taken into account on a Form 1 - offending conduct took place over three-month period - different prohibited drugs supplied - possession and use of drug supply paraphernalia - proceeds of supply to fund Respondent's own drug use and his partying lifestyle - aggregate sentence of two years' imprisonment to be served by way of Intensive Correction Order - held sentence manifestly inadequate - sentence not reasonably proportionate to objective gravity of offences - no proper weight given to standard non parole period - non-compliance with ss.53A(2)(b) and 54B(4) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - failure to comply with duty of sentencing judge - evidence on appeal of very substantial progress of Respondent towards rehabilitation - residual discretion to resentence the Respondent not exercised - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Cahyadi v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 CMB v Attorney General for NSW [2015] HCA 9 EF v R [2015] NSWCCA 36 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 Hughes v R [2008] NSWCCA 48; 185 A Crim R 155 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Mill v The Queen [1988] HCA 70; 166 CLR 59 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 PD v R [2012] NSWCCA 242 Power v The Queen [1974] HCA 26; 131 CLR 623 R v Begbie [2001] NSWCCA 206; 124 A Crim R 300 R v Clark (NSWCCA, unreported, 15 March 1990) R v Dang [2005] NSWCCA 430 R v DH; R v AH [2014] NSWCCA 326 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v MAK; R v MSK [2006] NSWCCA 381; 167 A Crim R 159 R v Newman; R v Simpson [2004] NSWCCA 102; 145 A Crim R 361 R v Nguyen; R v Pham [2010] NSWCCA 238; 205 A Crim R 106 R v Pogson [2012] NSWCCA 225; 82 NSWLR 60 R v Shi [2004] NSWCCA 135 R v Speechley [2012] NSWCCA 130; 221 A Crim R 175 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 Truss v R [2008] NSWCCA 325 Wiggins v R [2010] NSWCCA 30 Texts Cited: --- Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Appellant) Simon William Cahill (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms GM O'Rourke (Appellant) Mr T Gartelmann (Respondent)