Yildiz v R [2020] NSWCCA 69

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Yildiz v R [2020] NSWCCA 69 Hearing dates: 16 March 2020 Date of orders: 9 April 2020 Decision date: 09 April 2020 Before: Simpson AJA at [1]; Rothman J at [17]; N Adams J at [1] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted; (2) Appeal allowed; (3) The sentence imposed by the District Court on 10 July 2019 on the applicant is quashed and in lieu thereof the applicant is sentenced to a non-parole period of 14 months, commencing on 10 February 2019 and expiring on 9 April 2020, with the remainder of term of a further 14 months, concluding 9 June 2021; (4) The applicant is first eligible for parole on 9 April 2020. Catchwords: CRIME – SENTENCE APPEAL – joint criminal enterprise robbery – role in crime – sentencing judge erred in applying Guideline Judgment in Henry without assessing relative youth of offender – error in denying genuine remorse – objective seriousness assessed on an inference inconsistent with Agreed Facts – sentence quashed – offender re-sentenced – parity assessed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: BP v R (2010) 201 A Crim R 379; [2010] NSWCCA 159 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Howard v R [2019] NSWCCA 109 Jimmy v The Queen (2010) 77 NSWLR 540; [2010] NSWCCA 60 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 KT v R (2008) 182 A Crim R 571; [2008] NSWCCA 51 Legge v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 244 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 352; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Munda v The State of Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Newman (a pseudonym) v R [2019] NSWCCA 157 R v El Sayah; R v Idaayen; R v Mansaray [2018] NSWCCA 64 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; [1999] NSWCA 111 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168; [2004] NSWCCA 131 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Wong v the Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Zreika v R (2012) 223 A Crim R 460 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Oznur Yildiz (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Coady (Applicant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent)