C v R [2022] NSWCCA 285

C v R [2022] NSWCCA 285

The significant difference in the starting point for C’s sentence as compared with those imposed on P and H was not reasonably explained by their respective objective seriousness or subjective features; appellate intervention was warranted to achieve parity. C's appeal on that ground succeeded and he was resentenced to a term reflecting appropriate parity.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
16 December 2022
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Leave to Appeal and Resentencing
Outcome
Appeal allowed; applicant resentenced
Legal Topics
['sentencing' 'parity' 'appeals' 'manufacture of Prohibited Drugs' 'drug Misuse and Trafficking' 'reckless Dealing With Proceeds of Crime']
['criminal Law'] ['sentencing' 'parity' 'appeals' 'manufacture of Prohibited Drugs' 'drug Misuse and Trafficking' 'reckless Dealing With Proceeds of Crime']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Leave to Appeal and Resentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the applicant had a justifiable sense of grievance due to disparity between his sentence and those imposed on co-offenders' 'Whether the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive']

Ratio Decidendi

The significant difference in the starting point for C’s sentence as compared with those imposed on P and H was not reasonably explained by their respective objective seriousness or subjective features; appellate intervention was warranted to achieve parity. C's appeal on that ground succeeded and he was resentenced to a term reflecting appropriate parity.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; applicant resentenced

Orders

  • ['Grant leave to appeal' 'Appeal allowed' 'Quash the sentence imposed in the District Court on 1 December 2020 (as corrected on 2 December 2020)' 'In lieu thereof, sentence the applicant to a term of imprisonment comprising a non-parole period of 3 years and 6 months, backdated to commence from 18 March 2020, with a...