R v Chidiac [2015] NSWCCA 241

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Chidiac [2015] NSWCCA 241 Hearing dates: 20 August 2015 Date of orders: 09 September 2015 Decision date: 09 September 2015 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1] Price J at [2] Beech-Jones J at [53] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against aggregate sentence – whether aggregate sentence manifestly excessive. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 323(a) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 21A(2)(j), 44(2C), 53A, 53A(2)(b), 54B and 54B(4) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) ss 24(1), 25(1) and 29 Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) s 7(1) Cases Cited: Beale v R [2015] NSWCCA 120 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Cullen v R [2014] NSWCCA 162 Dinsdale v R [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 202 CLR 321 Knight v R [2015] NSWCCA 222 Malicki v R; R v Malicki [2015] NSWCCA 162 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 R v Dusan Krstic [2005] NSWCCA 391 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Roy Chidiac (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Brady (Applicant) T Smith (Respondent)

Solicitors: S Evans – Michael Croke & Co (Applicant) C Hyland – Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2012/486172013/283529 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of NSW Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 15 August 2014 Before: Colefax SC DCJ File Number(s): 2012/48617 2013/283529