Andary v R [2020] NSWCCA 75

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Andary v R [2020] NSWCCA 75 Hearing dates: 15 April 2020 Date of orders: 22 April 2020 Decision date: 22 April 2020 Before: R A Hulme J [1] Hamill J at [2] Wilson J at [54] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal upheld. (3) Quash the sentence imposed in the District Court and in lieu thereof: (4) The applicant is sentenced to an aggregate sentence of 3 years and 3 months imprisonment commencing 5 October 2018 and expiring on 4 January 2022 with a non-parole period of 2 years commencing 5 October 2018 and expiring 4 October 2020. The applicant will be eligible for release to parole at the expiration of the non-parole period. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – exposing children to drug manufacturing process – applicant rented basement to manufacturer – family lived upstairs – possession of firearms – whether sentencing judge erred in finding drug offence affected objective seriousness of firearms offences – where applicant played no role in drug manufacture – objective seriousness of firearms offence – relevant considerations – applicant re-sentenced Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 5(1), 32, 53A(2)(b), 54B(4), sch 1 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 24(1A), 33AC(2) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW), ss 7(1), 7A(1) Cases Cited: Akkawi v R; Akkawi v R [2012] NSWCCA 11 Ballard v R [2011] NSWCCA 193 Cao v R [2013] NSWCCA 321 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; 205 A Crim R 1 James v R [2017] NSWCCA 287 Krivosic v R [2017] NSWCCA 167 Mokhaiber v R [2011] NSWCCA 10 Moustafa Mariam v R [2017] NSWCCA 292 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 R v Amurao [2005] NSWCCA 32 R v AZ [2011] NSWCCA 43 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Mehcur [2002] NSWCCA 56 R v Thurgar (1990) 51 A Crim R 109 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Joe Andary (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: SJ Odgers SC (Appellant) P Leask (Respondent)