Sabbah v R (Cth) [2020] NSWCCA 89

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sabbah v R (Cth) [2020] NSWCCA 89 Hearing dates: 27 March 2020 Date of orders: 06 May 2020 Decision date: 06 May 2020 Before: McCallum JA at [1] Wilson J at [11] Cavanagh J at [158] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted; 2. Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIME – Sentence – application for leave to appeal against asserted excessiveness of sentence – possession of counterfeit money – utility of sentencing statistics based on small sample – utility of decided cases in determining whether sentence is manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Currency) Act 1981 (Cth) Reserve Bank Act 1959 (Cth) Cases Cited: Barbaro v The Queen [2014] HCA 2 Dang v R [2014] NSWCCA 47 Dinsdale v The Queen 202 CLR 321, [2000] HCA 54 DPP v Kevin Rohde and Others (1985) 17 A Crim R 166 Hoare v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 348; [1989] HCA 33 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 Lowndes v The Queen 195 CLR 665; [1999] HCA 29 MLP v R [2014] NSWCCA 183 Markarian v The Queen 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Naveed v R [2019] NSWCCA 149 Ngatamariki v R [2016] NSWCCA O'Keefe v R (1993) 67 A Crim R 381 Parente v R [2017] NSWCCA 284 Pham v R [2014] NSWCCA 115 R v Eddie Ali Shaitly (District Court of NSW, 3 October 1996, unrep) R v Geaney (District Court of NSW, 27 October 1995, unrep) R v Gittani [2002] NSWCCA 139 R v Institoris (2002) 129 A Crim R 458, [2002] NSWCCA 8 R v Meades (District Court of NSW 29 June 2000, unrep) R v Megaloudis [2013] NSWDC 302 R v Oppedisano (District Court of NSW 27 October 1995, unrep). R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252; [2002] NSWCCA 343 The Queen v Pham [2015] HCA 39 Vandeventer v R [2013] NSWCCA 33 Vaiusu v R [2017] NSWCCA 71 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Wong v The Queen 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Henry Sabbah (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Commonwealth) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Crawford-Fish (Applicant) Mr R J Perrignon (Respondent)