Hayek v R [2016] NSWCCA 126

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hayek v R [2016] NSWCCA 126 Hearing dates: 20 May 2016 Date of orders: 29 June 2016 Decision date: 29 June 2016 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1] Schmidt J at [2] Wilson J at [3] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is refused. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – aggravated break enter and commit serious indictable offence – s 112(2) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) – question of manifest excess – utility in considering notional "starting point" of sentence – relevance of sentencing statistics to determining manifest excess – other asserted errors raised in support of ground asserting manifest excess – assessment of objective gravity – weight given to subjective case Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1986 (NSW) Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ali v R [2010] NSWCCA 35 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 Piscitelli v R [2013] NSWCCA 8 Pleasance v R [2016] NSWCCA 113 R v Dinsdale [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 202 CLR 321 R v Todorovic [2008] NSWCCA 49 SS v R; JC v R [2009] NSWCCA 114 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Hayek (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent Crown) Representation: Counsel: Ms J Paingakulam (Applicant) Mr N Adams (Respondent)