Borg v R [2019] NSWCCA 129

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Borg v R [2019] NSWCCA 129 Hearing dates: 17 May 2019 Date of orders: 21 June 2019 Decision date: 21 June 2019 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Hamill J at [108]; N Adams J at [109] Decision: (1) Grant the applicant leave to appeal. (2) Appeal allowed. (3) Quash the sentence imposed on the applicant on 9 June 2017 and, in lieu thereof, sentence the applicant to a term of imprisonment of 15 years commencing on 19 March 2014 and expiring on 18 March 2029, consisting of a non-parole period of 11 years and 3 months expiring on 18 June 2025 with a balance of term of 3 years and 9 months. Catchwords: SENTENCING – Relevant factors on sentence – Parity of sentencing - Co-offenders – Joint criminal enterprise – murder – disparity in sentences of co-offenders - whether justifiable sense of grievance by reference to the notional starting point of sentence of appellant and sentence of co-offender– co-offenders sentenced on different evidentiary basis – sentencing judge found co-offender's offence more serious than applicant – applicant had strong subjective circumstances unlike co-offender. Legislation Cited: Nil Cases Cited: Afu v R [2017] NSWCCA 246 Buxton v R [2017] NSWCCA 169 Cameron v R [2017] NSWCCA 229 Daw v R [2017] NSWCCA 327 Dayment v R [2018] NSWCCA 132 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 Gill v R [2010] NSWCCA 236 Green v R; Quinn v R (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Lee v R [2011] NSWCCA 169 Lloyd v R [2017] NSWCCA 303 Lowe v R (1984) 154 CLR 606; [1984] HCA 46 Miles v R [2017] NSWCCA 266 PG v R [2017] NSWCCA 179 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 R v Gatt (No 11) [2018] NSWSC 991 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 at 281; [1999] HCA 54 TL v R [2017] NSWCCA 308 Tuivaga v R [2015] NSWCCA 145 TYN v R (2009) 195 A Crim R 345; [2009] NSWCCA 146 Wan v R [2017] NSWCCA 261 Category: Principal judgment Parties: George Borg (applicant) The Crown (respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Edwards (applicant) G Newton (respondent)