Alrubae v R [2016] NSWCCA 142

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Alrubae v R [2016] NSWCCA 142 Hearing dates: 18 July 2016 Decision date: 18 July 2016 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1]; Rothman J at [2]; R A Hulme J at [6] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal against sentence granted. 2. Appeal against sentence dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against sentence – possess unauthorised pistol and prohibited firearm – whether error in assessment of offence as in the middle of the range of seriousness where the pistol was an imitation – assessment was one reasonably open to be made – aggregate sentence not manifestly excessive – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) ss 3, 7(1) Cases Cited: Atkinson v R [2014] NSWCCA 262 Attorney-General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518; 56 NSWLR 146 Ballard v R [2011] NSWCCA 193 BP v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 159 Bullock v R [2016] NSWCCA 131 Chompeay v R [2011] NSWCCA 96 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54; 202 CLR 321 Do v R [2010] NSWCCA 182 El Masri v R [2014] NSWCCA 13 Henderson v R [2012] NSWCCA 65 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 Lowndes v The Queen [1999] HCA 29; 195 CLR 665 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Marracos v R [2008] NSWCCA 267 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 R v Harris [2001] NSWCCA 322; 125 A Crim R 27 R v Krstic [2005] NSWCCA 391 Salafia v R [2015] NSWCCA 141 Thalari v R [2009] NSWCCA 170; 75 NSWLR 307 The Queen v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; 199 CLR 270 Tran v R [2010] NSWCCA 183 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; 207 CLR 584 Yammine v R [2010] NSWCCA 123 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Zakareah Alrubae ( Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Barrow (Applicant) Ms N Noman SC (Crown)