Petrovski v R [2017] NSWCCA 309

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Petrovski v R [2017] NSWCCA 309 Hearing dates: 23 November 2017 Date of orders: 14 December 2017 Decision date: 14 December 2017 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Davies J at [2] Adamson J at [90] Decision: (1) Extend time for the filing of the Notice of Application for Leave to Appeal to 23 November 2017. (2) Grant leave to appeal. (3) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – one count of knowingly taking part in the cultivation of a commercial quantity of marijuana – role of the applicant - whether designation of applicant as a principal in the cultivation was open on the evidence – whether judge's assessment of the sophistication and scale of the cultivation was open on the evidence – parity – whether applicant had justifiable sense of grievance with sentences imposed on co-offenders – where the same judge sentenced the co-offenders Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alkanaan v Regina [2017] NSWCCA 56 Burrows v R [2017] NSWCCA 45 Gill v R [2010] NSWCCA 236 Green v R; Quinn v R (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Hanh Thi Nguyen v Regina [2011] NSWCCA 92; 208 A Crim R 432 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Lam v R [2014] NSWCCA 50 Loader v R; Dunn v R [2013] NSWCCA 215 Miles v R [2017] NSWCCA 266 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 R v Clarke [2014] NSWDC 35 R v Green; R v Quinn [2010] NSWCCA 313 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Wan v R [2017] NSWCCA 261 Zhao v R [2016] NSWCCA 179 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Stephen Petrovski (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Bashir SC & F Maghami (Applicant) H Roberts (Respondent)