Regina v Saavedra [2000] NSWCCA 234

Regina v Saavedra [2000] NSWCCA 234

The applicant's participation was vital to the conspiracy and not merely low-level, the sentencing judge had fully considered the objective and subjective circumstances and the relevant differences between the applicant and Douglas Crombie, including Crombie's higher level of assistance to authorities. Viewed objectively, the applicant could not be said to have a justifiable sense of grievance, so the parity ground failed and the appeal was dismissed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
09 June 2000
Procedural Posture
Criminal Sentence Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Out of Time and Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence in the Court of Criminal Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
['drug Offences' 'conspiracy to Import Cocaine' 'parity of Sentence' 'justifiable Sense of Grievance' 'assistance to Authorities']
['criminal Law'] ['drug Offences' 'conspiracy to Import Cocaine' 'parity of Sentence' 'justifiable Sense of Grievance' 'assistance to Authorities']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Sentence Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Out of Time and Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence in the Court of Criminal Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether leave to appeal out of time and leave to appeal against sentence should be granted.' 'Whether the sentence imposed on the applicant gave rise to a justifiable sense of grievance by reason of disparity with the sentence imposed on co-offender Douglas Crombie.']

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant's participation was vital to the conspiracy and not merely low-level, the sentencing judge had fully considered the objective and subjective circumstances and the relevant differences between the applicant and Douglas Crombie, including Crombie's higher level of assistance to authorities. Viewed objectively, the applicant could not be said to have a justifiable sense of grievance, so the parity ground failed and the appeal was dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ['Grant leave to appeal out of time' 'Grant leave to appeal' 'Appeal dismissed']