FL v R [2020] NSWCCA 114

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: FL v R [2020] NSWCCA 114 Hearing dates: 15 April 2020 Date of orders: 03 June 2020 Decision date: 03 June 2020 Before: R A Hulme J at [1] Hamill J at [2] Wilson J at [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal on ground one refused. (2) Leave to appeal on ground two granted. (3) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – assessment of objective gravity – whether error in "global assessment" – question of whether assessment must be expressed by position in a range – requirement of identifying features relevant to assessment of objective gravity – question of whether sentence manifestly excessive – utility of sentencing statistics in determining whether a sentence is manifestly excessive – utility of comparing one case to another to discern error Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: AGF v R [2016] NSWCCA 236 Barbaro v The Queen; Zirilli v The Queen (2014) [2014] HCA 2; 305 ALR 323 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 DG v R [2017] NSWCCA 139 DJM v R [2013] NSWCCA 10 Erazo v R [2016] NSWCCA 139 GW v R [2018] NSWCCA 79 MRM v R [2015] NSWCCA 195 MRW v R [2011] NSWCCA 260 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 PK v R [2012] NSWCCA 263 R v DAJ [2012] NSWCCA 143 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 R v GWM [2012] NSWCCA 240 R v XX [2017] NSWCCA 90 RC v R; R v RC [2020] NSWCCA 76 RH v R [2019] NSWCCA 64 RL v R [2018] NSWCCA 74 RJB v R [2015] NSWCCA 93 RSW v R [2012] NSWCCA 13 Sabbah v R (Cth) [2020] NSWCCA 89 ST v R [2017] NSWCCA 245 TP v R [2018] NSWCCA 140 Wright v R [2019] NSWCCA 134 Texts Cited: None Category: Principal judgment Parties: FL (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Healy (Applicant) G Newton (Respondent)