Alkanaan v Regina [2017] NSWCCA 56

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Alkanaan v Regina [2017] NSWCCA 56 Hearing dates: 9 March 2017 Date of orders: 11 April 2017 Decision date: 11 April 2017 Before: Payne JA at [1] Harrison J at [2] Schmidt J at [158] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal – appeal against sentence – murder – offender suffering from significant mental illness – whether moral culpability reduced – whether offender inappropriate vehicle for general deterrence Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Alvares v R; Farache v R (2011) 209 A Crim R 297; [2011] NSWCCA 33 Aslan v R [2014] NSWCCA 114 Barbaro v The Queen; Zirilli v The Queen (2014) 88 ALJR 372; [2014] HCA 2 Batty v R [2016] NSWCCA 121 Benitez v R (2006) 160 A Crim R 166; [2006] NSWCCA 21 Chehab v R [2015] NSWCCA 44 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Hili v R; Jones v R (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Lee v R [2011] NSWCCA 169 Lowndes v The Queen (1999) 195 CLR 665; [1999] HCA 29 Makarian v The Queen (2006) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Ngati v R [2014] NSWCCA 125 Purtill v R [2016] NSWCCA 80 R v Bugmy [2012] NSWCCA 223 R v Cicekdag (2004) 150 A Crim R 299; [2004] NSWCCA 357 R v KB; R v JL; R v RJB [2011] NSWCCA 190 R v Sutton [2004] NSWCCA 225 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Falah Alkanaan (Applicant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: M Ramage QC (Applicant) T Smith (Crown)