Lamis v R [2016] NSWCCA 274

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lamis v R [2016] NSWCCA 274 Hearing dates: 21 November 2016 Date of orders: 02 December 2016 Decision date: 02 December 2016 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] R A Hulme J at [2] Schmidt J at [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is granted. (2) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – leave to appeal and appeal against sentence – leave to appeal granted – whether sentence was manifestly excessive – purposes of sentencing – relevance of mental health condition – applicant's desire for an extended period of supervision and mental health treatment – sentence for the firearms offence was not too high – overall lenient sentence was imposed – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Firearms Act 1996 (NSW), s 3, s 7(1) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 193B(3) Summary Offences Act 1988 (NSW), s 11C(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure Act) 1999 (NSW), s 3A, s 44 s 54A(2) 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 Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58; [2014] HCA 2 CMB v Attorney General for NSW (2015) 256 CLR 346; [2015] HCA 9 Franklin v R [2013] NSWCCA 122 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 MP v Regina [2009] NSWCCA 226 MPB v The Queen (2013) 234 A Crim R 576; [2013] NSWCCA 213 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623; [1974] HCA 26 R v Amurao [2005] NSWCCA 32 R v Goktas [2004] NSWCCA 296 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v Jarrold [2010] NSWCCA 69 R v Najem [2008] NSWCCA 32 R v Tolley [2004] NSWCCA 165 R v XX (2009) 195 A Crim R 38; [2009] NSWCCA 115 Thalari v Regina (2009) 75 NSWLR 307; [2009] NSWCCA 170 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dante Lamis (Applicant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: Mr EWL Anderson (Applicant) Ms V Lydiard (Crown)