Alvi v R [2014] NSWCCA 191

Alvi v R [2014] NSWCCA 191

The sentencing judge erred by imposing a fixed term for count 7 because that firearms offence carried a standard non-parole period and s. 45 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 did not permit declining to set a non-parole period. In the circumstances, the appropriate correction was to treat the 3 year fixed term as the total sentence and calculate a non-parole period of 2 years and 3 months with an additional term of 9 months. The remaining grounds failed because the sentencing judge expressly considered totality, was entitled to treat later multiple offences more seriously, and the overall sentence was not unreasonable or plainly unjust given the repeated armed robberies, six...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 October 2014
Procedural Posture
Criminal Sentence Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence
Outcome
Leave to appeal granted; sentence for count 7 quashed and replaced; appeal otherwise dismissed.
Legal Topics
['armed Robbery' 'firearms Offences' 'non Parole Period' 'standard Non Parole Period' 'totality Principle' 'manifest Excess']
['criminal Law' 'sentencing'] ['armed Robbery' 'firearms Offences' 'non Parole Period' 'standard Non Parole Period' 'totality Principle' 'manifest Excess']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Sentence Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the sentencing judge breached s. 45(1) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 by failing to impose a non-parole period for count 7, an offence carrying a standard non-parole period.' 'Whether the sentencing judge failed to properly apply the principle of totality.' 'Whether the sentences imposed were manifestly excessive.']

Ratio Decidendi

The sentencing judge erred by imposing a fixed term for count 7 because that firearms offence carried a standard non-parole period and s. 45 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 did not permit declining to set a non-parole period. In the circumstances, the appropriate correction was to treat the 3 year fixed term as the total sentence and calculate a non-parole period of 2 years and 3 months with an additional term of 9 months. The remaining grounds failed because the sentencing judge expressly considered totality, was entitled to treat later multiple offences more seriously, and the overall sentence was not unreasonable or plainly unjust given the repeated armed robberies, six...

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal granted; sentence for count 7 quashed and replaced; appeal otherwise dismissed.

Orders

  • ['Leave to appeal is granted.' 'The sentence in respect of count 7 is quashed and in lieu thereof the applicant is sentenced to a non-parole period of 2 years and 3 months imprisonment commencing on 8 November 2011 and expiring on 7 February 2014 and an additional term of 9 months imprisonment commencing on 8...