Abdulrahman v R [2016] NSWCCA 192

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Abdulrahman v R [2016] NSWCCA 192 Hearing dates: 11 July 2016 Date of orders: 29 August 2016 Decision date: 29 August 2016 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Hoeben CJ at CL at [6]; Price J at [7] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – aggravated break, enter and steal – whether error in not granting adjournment – whether error in assessment of objective seriousness – whether error in finding Form 1 offence added to the criminality of the principal offence – whether prior record made principal offence worse – whether error in referring to retribution – applicant aged 20 years at time of offence – whether applicant's youth properly taken into account – re-sentence – whether lesser sentence should be passed – whether leave to appeal should be refused or granted – whether it is necessary to indicate the sentence which would have been imposed if held that no lesser sentence warranted in law Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 112, 113 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 9, 12 Cases Cited: Attorney-General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146; [2002] NSWCCA 518 Kentwell v R (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Mapp v R [2010] NSWCCA 269; (2010) 206 A Crim R 497 MLP v R [2014] NSWCCA 183 Muldrock v R (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Neal v R (1982) 149 CLR 305 Parker v Director of Public Prosecutions (1992) 28 NSWLR 282 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Gordon (1994) 71 A Crim R 459 R v Maher [2004] NSWCCA 177 R v Mastronardi [2000] NSWCCA 12; (2000) 111 A Crim R 306 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566; [2006] NSWCCA 242 R v Ponfield (1999) 48 NSWLR 327; [1999] NSWCCA 435 Veen v R (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Badar Abdulrahman (Applicant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: M C Ramage QC (Applicant) P Ingram SC (Crown)