Cicero Olivares v R [2016] NSWCCA 270

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cicero Olivares v R [2016] NSWCCA 270 Hearing dates: 24 October 2016 Date of orders: 02 December 2016 Decision date: 02 December 2016 Before: Ward JA Fagan J N Adams J Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is granted. 2. The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL Law – appeal against sentence – drug trafficking – methamphetamine – whether sentence manifestly excessive – comparative cases Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code (the Schedule to the Criminal Code Act 1995) (Cth) Criminal Code Regulations 2002 (Cth) Cases Cited: AB v The Queen (1999) 198 CLR 111; [1999] HCA 46 Barbaro v The Queen; Zirill v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58; [2014] HCA 2 Halac v R [2015] NSWCCA 121 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Le v R (Cth) [2010] NSWCCA 285 Lowndes v The Queen (1999) 195 CLR 665; [1999] HCA 19 Markarian v The Queen [2006] 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Sergi v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2005] VSCA 181 Shen, David Ying v R [2009] NSWCCA 251 The Queen v Tin Yu Ng; The Queen v Yik Lun Siu [2009] VSCA 218 The Queen v Pham [(2015) 90 ALJR 13, 325 ALR 400, 244 A Crim R 280 [2015] HCA 39 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Matias Eduardo Cicero Olivares (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr Lester Fernandez (Applicant) Mr David Jordan (Respondent)