Kelly v R [2018] NSWCCA 44

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kelly v R [2018] NSWCCA 44 Hearing dates: 7 February 2018 Date of orders: 28 March 2018 Decision date: 28 March 2018 Before: Beazley P [1] Garling J [5] Hidden AJ [20] Decision: Leave to appeal be granted. Appeal allowed in part. Confirm sentence passed in the District Court. Direct that it commence on 6 March 2017. The applicant will become eligible for release on parole on 5 November 2018. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – application for leave to appeal against sentence – supplying prohibited drug – applicant sentenced on the basis of authority in R v Clark that drug trafficking in any substantial degree should lead to a sentence of full time imprisonment unless there were exceptional circumstances – Clark subsequently overruled in Parente v R – issue of re-sentence – whether lesser sentence warranted – whether sentence should be backdated to take account of period in residential rehabilitation as quasi-custody Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985, s 25 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, s10A Cases Cited: Bonett v R [2013] NSWCCA 234 Brown v R [2013] NSWCCA 44; (2013) 228 A Crim R 298 Hili v The Queen, Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45. Holyoak v R (1995) 82 A Crim R 502 Hughes v R [2008] NSWCCA 48 Hughes v R [2008] NSWCCA 48: (2008) 185 A Crim R 155 Parente v R [2017] NSWCCA 284 Quayle v R [2010]NSWCCA 16 R v Campbell [1999] NSWCCA 76 R v Delaney (2003) 59 NSWLR 1; [2003] NSWCCA 342 R v Eastway (CCA, unreported, 19 May 1992) R v Gardiner [2018] NSWCCA 27 R v JCW [2000] NSWCCA 209; 112 A Crim R v Marschall [2002] NSWCCA 197; (2002) 129 A Crim R 381 R v McHugh (1985) 1 NSWLR 588 R v Peter Michael Clark (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 15 March 1990, unrep) Smaragdis v R [2010] NSWCCA 276 Truss v R [2008] NSWCCA 325 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina Andrew Graham Kelly Representation: Counsel: Ms H Roberts (Crown) Mr M Dhanji SC (Applicant) Solicitors: Solicitor for the Director of Public Prosecutions Hounsell Cunningham File Number(s): 2016/215035 Publication restriction: No Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of NSW Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 06 April 2017 Before: McLennan SC DCJ File Number(s): 2016/215035