Elsaj v R [2017] NSWCCA 124

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Elsaj v R [2017] NSWCCA 124 Hearing dates: 22 May 2017 Date of orders: 08 June 2017 Decision date: 08 June 2017 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1] Hoeben CJ at CL at [2] McCallum J at [84] Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – two counts of supply a commercial quantity of prohibited drugs, one count of supply an indictable quantity – two counts of possess proceeds of crime – aggregate sentence of imprisonment for 16 years and 6 months with a non-parole period of 11 years and 6 months – whether sentence manifestly excessive – applicant relying upon seven "comparable" cases – incorrect approach – cases relied upon not comparable – appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) – s 193B(2) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) – s 5(1)(c) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) – ss s 44(2), 53A Criminal Code (Cth) – ss 307, 400 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) – ss 25(1), 25(2), Cases Cited: Baquiran v R [2014] NSWCCA 221 Bugmy v The Queen [1990] HCA 18; 169 CLR 525 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54; 202 CLR 321 Efstanthiadis v R [2009] NSWCCA 319 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297 Kremisis v R [2016] NSWCCA 257 Lowndes v R [1999] HCA 29; 195 CLR 665 R v Cahill [2015] NSWCCA 53 R v Cidan [2014] NSWCCA 66 R v Hatzisavvas v R; R v Lopez-Rios [2016] NSWCCA 147 R v Nykolyn [2012] NSWCCA 219 R v Zerafa (2013) 235 A Crim R 265; [2013] NSWCCA 222 R v Zolfonoon [2016] NSWCCA 250 Subramaniam v R [2013] NSWCCA 159 The Queen v Pham [2015] HCA 39; 256 CLR 550 Wang, Dong Pei v R [2016] NSWCCA 161 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Riad Elsaj – Applicant Regina – Respondent Crown Representation: Counsel: A Francis – Applicant NJ Adams – Respondent Crown