Kandemir v R [2018] NSWCCA 154

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kandemir v R [2018] NSWCCA 154 Hearing dates: 20 June 2018 Date of orders: 25 July 2018 Decision date: 25 July 2018 Before: Beazley P at [1]; Price J at [2]; R A Hulme J at [104] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal sentence is granted.

(2) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – sentence appeal – knowingly take part in the supply of a prohibited drug of not less than a commercial quantity – accumulation – whether the sentencing judge erred by considering the sentence against an incorrect maximum penalty – whether the trial judge erred in the accumulation of the non-parole period of the sentences – whether the applicant should be re-sentenced – whether the utilitarian discount for the guilty pleas should be more than 15% – whether there should be any moderation of general deterrence for the applicant's mental conditions – parity – special circumstances – whether non-parole period appropriately reflected the criminality of the offences Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 12 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 25(2), 33 Cases Cited: Andreata v R [2015] NSWCCA 239 Aslan v R [2014] NSWCCA 114 Baxter v R [2007] NSWCCA 237; (2007) 173 A Crim R 284 Bell v R; Jelisavac v R [2009] NSWCCA 206 Benitez v R (2006) 160 A Crim R 166; [2006] NSWCCA 21 Cayhadi v R (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Collier v R [2012] NSWCCA 213 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Jaafar v R [2017] NSWCCA 223 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Murray v R [2017] NSWCCA 262 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 R v AB [2011] NSWCCA 229 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102; (2009) 195 A Crim R 152 R v Kerr [2003] NSWCCA 234 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tamer Kandemir (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (Applicant) T Smith (Respondent)