Daher v R [2018] NSWCCA 287

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Daher v R [2018] NSWCCA 287 Hearing dates: 28 September 2018 Date of orders: 14 December 2018 Decision date: 14 December 2018 Before: Payne JA at [1]; Simpson AJA at [76]; Johnson J at [77] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted.

(2) Appeal against sentence allowed.

(3) The aggregate head sentence and aggregate non-parole period imposed by Judge Culver on 21 February 2017 are quashed.

(4) In substitution, the applicant is sentenced to an aggregate head sentence of 4 years and 6 months imprisonment with an aggregate non-parole period of 2 years and 9 months, each to commence on 4 February 2017. The aggregate head sentence to expire on 3 August 2021.

(5) The first date upon which the applicant will be eligible for release to parole is 3 November 2019. Catchwords: SENTENCING – appeal against sentence - whether sentencing judge erred in assessment of objective seriousness

SENTENCING – appeal against sentence – whether conditional liberty considered as part of subjective factors or erroneously treated as going to objective seriousness Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 25, 25A Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 (NSW), s 16 Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Delaney v R; R v Delaney [2013] NSWCCA 150; (2013) 230 A Crim R 581 EF v R [2015] NSWCCA 36 Harris v R [2015] NSWCCA 81; (2015) 70 MVR 412 Hurst v R [2017] NSWCCA 114 Kentwell v The Queen 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Melekian v R [2008] NSWCCA 156 Mirza v R [2007] NSWCCA 248 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 240 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Munda v State of Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Parente v R [2017] NSWCCA 284 Remington v R [2018] NSWCCA 98 R v Campbell [2014] NSWCCA 102 R v Clark (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 15 March 1990, unrep) R v Clark [2009] QCA 361 R v Dang [2005] NSWCCA 430 R v Giang [2005] NSWCCA 387 R v Gu [2006] NSWCCA 104 R v Hoon [2000] NSWCCA 137 R v MacDonnell [2002] NSWCCA 34; (2002) 128 A Crim R 44 R v MRN [2006] NSWCCA 155 R v Van Ryn [2016] NSWCCA 1 R v Younan [2018] NSWCCA 180 Robertson v R [2017] NSWCCA 205 Sharma v R [2017] NSWCCA 85 Sponberg v R [2017] NSWCCA 120 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Thammavongsa v R (2015) 251 A Crim R 342; [2015] NSWCCA 107 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Elle Louie Daher (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Game SC / A Cook (Applicant) B Hatfield (Respondent)