Cutajar v R [2016] NSWCCA 222

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cutajar v R [2016] NSWCCA 222 Hearing dates: 19 September 2016 Date of orders: 19 September 2016 Decision date: 19 September 2016 Before: Price J at [1], [23]; Button J at [2]; Fagan J at [3]. Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is granted. 2. The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against sentence – aggregate sentence – offences against Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 25A(1), 25(1) – possession of prohibited weapon – rejection of evidence of offender by sentencing judge – whether adequate reasons

CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against sentence – whether manifest excess – comparable sentences Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dang v R [2014] NSWCCA 47 Farkas v R [2014] NSWCCA 141; (2014) 243 A Crim R 388 Fayd'Herbe v R [2007] NSWCCA 20 R v Clark (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 15 March 1990, unrep) Smaragdis v R [2010] NSWCCA 276 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 R v Andrew Cutajar (District Court (NSW), 4 September 2015, unrep) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Andrew Cutajar (applicant) Regina (respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr Leslie Nicholls (applicant) Ms Belinda Baker (respondent)