Siddiqi v Regina (Commonwealth) [2015] NSWCCA 169

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Siddiqi v Regina (Commonwealth) [2015] NSWCCA 169 Hearing dates: 8 December 2014 Date of orders: 03 July 2015 Decision date: 03 July 2015 Before: Simpson J at [1] Rothman J at [15] Wilson J at [33] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – error in having regard to non-conviction criminal record – parity principle – whether erroneous sentences imposed upon co-offenders give rise to a justified sense of grievance – whether intervention of appellate court is justified – question of proper reflection of objective and subjective criminality Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (1990) 169 CLR 525 Davis v R [2015] NSWCCA 90 England v R; Phanith v R [2009] NSWCCA 274 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; (2011) 244 CLR 462 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 Jimmy v R [2010] NSWCCA 60; (2010) 77 NSWLR 540 Kentwell v The Queen [2014] HCA 37; 313 ALR 451 Lowe v The Queen [1984] HCA 46; (1984) 154 CLR 606 McMullen v Regina [2013] NSWCCA 261 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 Petterson v R [2013] NSWCCA 133 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Bugeja [2001] NSWCCA 196 R v Diamond (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 18 February 1983, unrep) R v McIvor [2002] NSWCCA 490; [2002] 136 A Crim R 366 R v Steele (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 17 February 1997, unrep) R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Saraya v R [2015] NSWCCA 63 Youkhana v R [2011] NSWCCA 37 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Omar Siddiqi (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr. J. Stratton SC (Applicant) Mr. P. McGuire (Respondent Crown)