Stroud v R [2019] NSWCCA 249

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Stroud v R [2019] NSWCCA 249 Hearing dates: 26 August 2019 Decision date: 21 October 2019 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1]; Brereton JA at [62]; Fullerton J at [63] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against sentence is granted. (2) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – 91 fraud related offences – whether disparity established – whether significant overlap exists in the criminality of the applicant – having regard to the money involved, the number of victims and the sheer number of offences disparity not established. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) – ss 191E(1)(b), 192E(1)(b), 192J, 192K, 193B(2), 308C Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) – s 5(1)(c) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) – s 7A(1) Cases Cited: Grabovac v R [2018] NSWCCA 100 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381; 167 A Crim R 159 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Matthew Stroud – Applicant Regina – Respondent Crown Representation: Counsel: J Stratton SC/A Parsons – Applicant K Jeffreys – Respondent Crown

Solicitors: R Zhou – Applicant Solicitor for Public Prosecutions – Respondent Crown File Number(s): 2017/131808 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of NSW Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 6 December 2018 Before: Frearson SC DCJ File Number(s): 2017/131808