R v Younan [2018] NSWCCA 180

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Younan [2018] NSWCCA 180 Hearing dates: 1 August 2018 Decision date: 22 August 2018 Before: Gleeson JA at [1]; R A Hulme J at [2]; Button J at [101] Decision: 1. Crown appeal against sentence allowed. 2. Aggregate sentence imposed in the District Court on 25 May 2018 quashed and in lieu the offender is sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment for 7 years with a non-parole period of 4 years 6 months. Catchwords: CRIME – Crown sentence appeal – drugs and firearms supply offences – s 25A of Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act does apply to offences where offender did not actually obtain financial or material reward – s 25A does apply to offences where actual financial or material reward did not occur – whether judge erred in assessment of objective seriousness of ongoing drug supply offences – not necessary to determine – whether sentence manifestly inadequate – gross criminality inherent in offending could not be reflected in sentence imposed – subjective circumstances did not warrant such leniency – ground upheld – appeal allowed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 93T(4A), 193C Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) s 166 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) ss 25, 25A Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) s 36 Cases Cited: Ahmad v R [2012] NSWCCA 273 CMB v Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales (2015) 256 CLR 346; [2015] HCA 9 El Jamal v R [2017] NSWCCA 243 Everett v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 295; [1994] HCA 49 Linden v R [2017] NSWCCA 321 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Mirza v R [2007] NSWCCA 248 MRN v R [2006] NSWCCA 155 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Nguyen, The Tao v R [2018] NSWCCA 176 R v Cahill [2015] NSWCCA 53 R v CTG [2017] NSWCCA 163 R v Ejefekaire [2016] NSWCCA 308 R v El-Ahmad [2015] NSWCCA 65 R v Elliott [2018] NSWCCA 69 R v GWM [2012] NSWCCA 240 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566; [2006] NSWCCA 242 R v Smiroldo [2000] NSWCCA 120; 112 A Crim R 47 R v Smith [2002] NSWCCA 378 R v Wong [2018] NSWCCA 20 Ritter v R [2012] NSWCCA 121 Stack v R [2008] NSWCCA 271 Vu v R [2006] NSWCCA 188 Watkins v R [2018] NSWCCA 24 Texts Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Amendment (Ongoing Dealing) Bill 1998, New South Wales Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 24 June 1998 at 6382 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Appellant) John Younan (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms B Baker (Crown) Mr J Klarica (Respondent)