Lechmana v R [2019] NSWCCA 112

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lechmana v R [2019] NSWCCA 112 Hearing dates: 11 March 2019 Date of orders: 16 August 2019 Decision date: 16 August 2019 Before: Payne JA at [1] Bellew J at [15] Campbell J at [21] Decision: (1) Time for bringing the application for leave to appeal is extended to 30 October 2018; (2) Grant leave to appeal; (3) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Appeals – whether sentencing judge fell into Muldrock error – whether instinctive synthesis correctly undertaken – findings as to factual circumstances well founded – findings about failure of applicant to take responsibility well founded – findings about absence of contrition well founded – comparable cases not indicative of excessive sentence - lesser sentence not warranted. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 23A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 54A; 54B, Div 1A Pt 4 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6(3) Cases Cited: Abdulrahman v R [2016] NSWCCA 192 Aytugrul v R [2015] NSWCCA 139 Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58; [2014] HCA 2 Davis v R [2015] NSWCCA 90 Director of Public Prosecutions v Dalgliesh (a pseudonym) (2017) 262 CLR 428; [2017] HCA 41 Hili v R; Jones v R (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] Majid v R [2016] NSWCCA 289 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 R v Biles (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 525 R v DeBeyer [2017] NSWSC 1700 R v Do (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 512 R v Fesus (No 9) [2018] NSWSC 176 R v Haydar (No 4) [2017] NSWSC 615 R v Hejabian [2016] NSWSC 1692 R v Serutawke [2014] NSWSC 1762 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168; [2004] NSWCCA 131 Rajendran v R [2014] NSWCCA 113 Wang v R [2017] NSWCCA 61 Yun v R [2017] NSWCCA 317 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nanthagopal Nanthagopal Lechmana (Applicant) Regina (Respondent Crown) Representation: Counsel: Dr G.D. Woods QC with T.F. Woods (Applicant) Dr D. Kell with Ms E. Jones (Crown)