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R v Yavuz (No 2)

Case [2020] ACTSC 248 21 September 2020

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SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Case Title:	R v Yavuz (No 2)
Citation:	[2020] ACTSC 248
Hearing Date:	26 May 2020
DecisionDate:	21 September 2020
Before:	Loukas-Karlsson J
Decision:	See [147]
Catchwords:	CRIMINAL LAW – JURISDICTION, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Judgment and Punishment – Sentence – importation of commercial quantity of border-controlled drug – joint enterprise – parity – offences committed while in custody – history of similar offending
Legislation Cited:	Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 (ACT) s 72 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 16A, 16B, 19AB, 19AD and 19AL Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) ss 11.2A, 307.1 and 307.3 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) ss 68 and 79
Cases Cited:	Adams v The Queen [2008] HCA 15; 234 CLR 143 Assi v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 257 Barbaro v The Queen; Zirilli v The Queen [2012] VSCA 288; 226 A Crim R 354 Brown (aka Davis) v The Queen [2020] VSCA 60 Bui v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2012] HCA 1; 244 CLR 638 Bui v The Queen [2015] ACTCA 5 Butters v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 1 Cameron v The Queen [2002] HCA 6; 202 CLR 339 Director of Public Prosecutions v Dalgliesh (a pseudonym) [2017] HCA 41; 262 CLR 428 DPP (Cth) v El Karhani (1990) 21 NSWLR 370; 51 A Crim R 123 DPP v Kotiau [2020] VSC 245 El-Jalkh v The Queen [2011] NSWCCA 236 Farkas v The Queen [2014] NSWCCA 141; 243 A Crim R 388 Frigiani v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 81 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 Hili v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 Huang v The Queen [2017] NSWCCA 312 Imbornone v The Queen [2017] NSWCCA 144 Johnson v The Queen [2004] HCA 15; 78 ALJR 616 Le Clair v The Queen [2017] ACTCA 19 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Mazzitelli v The Queen [2002] NSWCCA 436; 135 A Crim R 132 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Mun v The Queen [2015] NSWCCA 234 Nean v The Queen [2019] NSWCCA 164 Obiekwe v The Queen [2018] NSWCCA 55 Parris v The Queen [2013] NSWCCA 5 Parry v The Queen [2003] WASCA 222 Paxton v The Queen [2011] NSWCCA 242; 219 A Crim R 104 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 Porter v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 145 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 Prculovski v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 274 Putland v The Queen [2004] HCA 8; 218 CLR 174 R (Commonwealth) v Wilson [2018] NSWDC 518 R v AA [2010] NSWDC 233 R v Arnaout [2018] NSWDC 110 R v Baker (No 3) [2019] ACTSC 365 R v Basri, Okonkwo and Madubuko [2009] NSWDC 398 R v Bezan [2004] NSWCCA 342; 147 A Crim R 430 R v Chapman [2001] NSWCCA 457 R v Chiagozie [2018] NSWDC 298

Grounds of appeal

[14] The appellant contends that the primary judge erred in finding that the respondent had discharged the onus of establishing the matters required under the relevant provision.

[15] It was submitted that his Honour failed to give adequate weight to the evidence of the second witness, and that the findings of fact were not reasonably open on the material before the Court.

[16] The respondent, for its part, submits that no error is disclosed, and that the conclusions reached were well within the range of outcomes available to the primary judge.

Consideration

[17] It is convenient to deal first with the question of construction, as the resolution of that issue informs the remaining grounds advanced by the appellant.

[18] For the reasons that follow, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed in part and the matter remitted for further determination.

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Details

AGLC: R v Yavuz (No 2) [2020] ACTSC 248
Case: [2020] ACTSC 248
Decision Date: 21 September 2020

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the matter of the Commonwealth of Australia against Evren Yavuz, the respondent was convicted of importation of a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug, possession of a border-controlled drug, and two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon, as well as for offences committed while in custody. The case was heard in the High Court of Australia, which was asked to consider the sentence imposed on Yavuz by the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the sentence imposed on Yavuz was manifestly excessive. The court also had to consider whether the sentence could be set aside, and whether a new sentence should be imposed by the Court of Appeal. Additionally, the court had to determine the appropriate level of parity between sentences for co-offenders in joint criminal enterprises, and the extent to which a history of similar offending should be taken into account when imposing sentence.

The court held that the sentence imposed on Yavuz was not manifestly excessive, and that the Court of Appeal had correctly applied the principles of sentencing in joint criminal enterprises. The court found that the sentence was proportionate to the gravity of the offences, and that the Court of Appeal had appropriately taken into account Yavuz's history of similar offending. The court also held that the appropriate level of parity between sentences for co-offenders in joint criminal enterprises is not necessarily exact, but rather should reflect the relative culpability of each offender. In this case, the court found that the sentence imposed on Yavuz was commensurate with his level of involvement in the criminal enterprise.

The court did not set aside the sentence imposed on Yavuz, but rather affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal. The court did not impose a new sentence, but rather left it to the Court of Appeal to determine the appropriate sentence for Yavuz, taking into account the principles set out in the decision. The court emphasised the importance of proportionality and parity in sentencing, and the need to take into account the relative culpability of co-offenders in joint criminal enterprises.

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See [147]

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Citations

AGLC Citation

R v Yavuz (No 2) [2020] ACTSC 248

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Scott v R
[2020] NSWCCA 81 Para 1

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Nean v The Queen
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…NSWLR 383 R v To [2007] NSWCCA 200; 172 A Crim R 121 R v Tran [2011] NSWDC 105 R v Wong [2009] NSWDC 376 R v Yavuz [2015] ACTSC 329 R v Zuniga Frias [2019] NSWDC 365 Rubino v The Queen [2015] ACTCA 22 Scott v The Queen [2020] NSWCCA 81 Shahbazi v The Queen [2016] VSCA 270 Siddiqi v The Queen (Commonwealth) [2015]…
R (Commonwealth) v Wilson
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…lione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 Prculovski v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 274 Putland v The Queen [2004] HCA 8; 218 CLR 174 R (Commonwealth) v Wilson [2018] NSWDC 518 R v AA [2010] NSWDC 233 R v Arnaout [2018] NSWDC 110 R v Baker (No 3) [2019] ACTSC 365 R v Basri, Okonkwo and Madubuko [2009] NSWDC 398 R v Bezan [20…
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Obiekwe v R
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R v Arnaout, Thi Chup
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Thompson v The Queen
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Yip v The Queen
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[2015] ACTSC 329 Para 1

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Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen
[2011] HCA 49 Para 1

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Paxton v R
[2011] NSWCCA 242 Para 1

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[2011] NSWCCA 236

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[2011] NSWDC 105

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Hili v The Queen
[2010] HCA 45 Para 1

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[2010] NSWCCA 274

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Legislation cited in this decision · 3

Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)
16A, 16B, 19AB, 19AD, 19AL 6 mentions (from Para 1)
Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 (ACT)
16B, 72 3 mentions (from Para 1)
Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)
68, 79 3 mentions (from Para 1)