Laughton v R [2019] NSWCCA 318

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Laughton v R [2019] NSWCCA 318 Hearing dates: 9 December 2019 Date of orders: 23 December 2019 Decision date: 23 December 2019 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Davies J at [51]; Hidden AJ at [52] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal against sentence. (2) Dismiss the appeal against sentence. Catchwords: CRIME – sentence – cultivation of commercial quantity of cannabis plants and supply of methylamphetamine – assessment of objective gravity – whether objective seriousness was "moderate" – prospects of rehabilitation – whether there was evidence to support offender's "work ethic" claim Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 3, 23, 25 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 44 Cases Cited: Cicciarello v R [2009] NSWCCA 272 Dang v R [2013] NSWCCA 246 Lee v R [2019] NSWCCA 106 Mulato v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 282 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Pak v R [2015] NSWCCA 45 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Yacoub v R [2019] NSWCCA 57 Yeung v R [2018] NSWCCA 52 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Edward Laughton (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Coady (Applicant) C Curtis (Respondent)