Taylor v R [2018] NSWCCA 50

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Taylor v R [2018] NSWCCA 50 Hearing dates: 19 March 2018 Date of orders: 23 March 2018 Decision date: 23 March 2018 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Johnson J at [2] Price J at [74] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal against sentence. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – possess more than three unregistered firearms including at least one prohibited firearm contrary to s.51D(2) Firearms Act 1996 – Form 1 offences of not keeping firearms safely and possession of ammunition without a licence- firearms in Applicant's semi-remote rural property- previous criminal history for firearms offences – whether sentencing judge erred in approach to firearms offences being committed on semi-remote rural property – public safety considerations – error not demonstrated – whether sentence manifestly excessive – objective gravity of s.51D(2) offence – need for specific and general deterrence to be reflected in sentence – manifest excess not demonstrated – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: Abbas v R (2013) 231 A Crim R 413; [2013] NSWCCA 115 Barbaro v The Queen; Zirilli v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58; [2014] HCA 2 Basedow v R [2010] NSWCCA 76

Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 MP v R [2009] NSWCCA 226 R v Brown [2006] NSWCCA 249 R v Cromarty (2004) 144 A Crim R 515; [2004] NSWCCA 54 R v Gino Stocco; R v Mark Stocco [2017] NSWSC 304 R v Lachlan (2015) 252 A Crim R 277; [2015] NSWCCA 178 R v Mahmud [2010] NSWCCA 219 R v Middlebrook [2004] NSWCCA 49 R v Naden [2013] NSWSC 759 R v Thalari (2009) 75 NSWLR 307; [2009] NSWCCA 170 R v Why [2017] NSWCCA 101 Yammine v R [2010] NSWCCA 123 Texts Cited: --- Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kelly John Taylor (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms RJ Rodger (Applicant) Mr F Veltro (Respondent)