R v Nakash [2017] NSWCCA 196

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Nakash [2017] NSWCCA 196 Hearing dates: 10 March 2017 Decision date: 18 August 2017 Before: Simpson JA at [1] Button J at [26] N Adams J at [117] Decision: Crown appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL – appeal – sentence – trafficking a commercial quantity of cocaine – whether sentence manifestly inadequate – whether sentence imposed failed to reflect objective seriousness of offending despite compelling subjective features – difficulty in establishing manifest inadequacy in absence of comparative sentences – Crown appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), s 16BA Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 44 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), Sch, ss 302.2(1), 400.3(1), 400.9(1A) Criminal Code Regulations 2002 (Cth), Sch 4 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 25 Cases Cited: Barbaro v The Queen; Zirilli v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58; [2014] HCA 2 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Halac v R [2015] NSWCCA 121 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Johnson v The Queen (2004) 78 ALJR 616; [2004] HCA 15 Le v R (Cth) [2010] NSWCCA 285 Lieu v The Queen [2016] VSCA 277 Ljuboja v The Queen (2011) 210 A Crim R 274; [2011] WASCA 143 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Medan v The Queen [2011] WASCA 142 Nguyen v The Queen (2016) 256 CLR 656; [2016] HCA 17 Olivares v R [2016] NSWCCA 270 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623; [1974] HCA 26 Sergi v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2005] VSCA 181 Shen v R [2009] NSWCCA 251 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 339 ALR 229; [2016] HCA 48 R v Ng; R v Siu [2009] VSCA 218 The Queen v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; [2015] HCA 39 Wong v The Queen; Leung v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Applicant) David Nakash (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: L Crowley (Applicant) GD Wendler (Respondent)