Gibson v Regina [2019] NSWCCA 221

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Gibson v Regina [2019] NSWCCA 221 Hearing dates: 21 June 2019 Date of orders: 18 September 2019 Decision date: 18 September 2019 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1] Beech-Jones J at [7] N Adams J at [8] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME — appeals — appeal against sentence — application for leave to appeal — firearms offences — assault — cultivate prohibited plant — whether sentencing discretion miscarried — assessment of prospects of rehabilitation — assessment of prospects of reoffending — weight given to applicant's psychological treatment in custody — whether sentence manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), s 13 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 10A, s 21A, s 53A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1)(b) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 23(1) Explosives Act 2003 (NSW), s 6(1) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW), s 36, s 39(1), s 51D, 64(1) Cases Cited: Clarke v R [2015] NSWCCA 232 Hampton v R [2014] NSWCCA 131 Hordern v R [2019] NSWCCA 138 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Knight v R [2015] NSWCCA 222 Lowndes v The Queen (1999) 195 CLR 665; [1999] HCA 29 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 at [25] R v Barker [2009] NSWCCA 225 R v Elyard [2006] NSWCCA 43 R v Lachlan [2015] NSWCCA 178 R v O'Donoghue (1988) 34 A Crim R 397 R v Qutami 127 (2001) A Crim R 369; [2001] NSWCCA 353 Zuffo v R [2017] NSWCCA 187 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Cody Christopher Gibson (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Mathur (Applicant) G Newton (Respondent)