Huynh v R [2018] NSWCCA 237

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Huynh v R [2018] NSWCCA 237 Hearing dates: 18 April 2018 Date of orders: 19 October 2018 Decision date: 19 October 2018 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Fullerton J at [2] Davies J at [55] Decision: 1. Time for the filing of the Notice of Appeal is extended to 29 January 2018. 2. Leave to appeal is granted. 3. The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: SENTENCE – applicant entered plea of guilty to an offence contrary to ss 25(2) and 26 of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) – applicant entered plea of guilty to s 7(1) of the Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) – whether the sentencing judge erred in application of the standard non-parole period – whether the sentencing judge erred in his finding of the objective seriousness of the offending – whether the sentencing judge failed to have regard to the parity principle Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 32 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 25(2), 26 Firearms Act 1996 (NSW), ss 7(1), 36(1) Cases Cited: Carter v R [2018] NSWCCA 138 Elshani v R [2015] NSWCCA 254 Gordon v R [2018] NSWCCA 54 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Kremisis v R [2016] NSWCCA 257 Lloyd v R [2017] NSWCCA 303 Matthews v R; New v R [2018] NSWCCA 186 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Nguyen v R [2017] NSWCCA 39 R v DW [2012] NSWCCA 66 R v Hinton [2002] NSWCCA 405 R v Shortland [2018] NSWCCA 34 R v Togias [2001] NSWCCA 522 R v Zerafa [2013] NSWCCA 222 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Phoi Nhi Huynh (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I McLachlan (Applicant) N Adams (Crown)