Johnson v R [2020] NSWCCA 126

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Johnson v R [2020] NSWCCA 126 Hearing dates: 8 May 2020 Decision date: 15 June 2020 Before: R A Hulme J at [1]; Fagan J at [146]; Cavanagh J at [147] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal against sentence granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – objective seriousness – mental health clearly and overtly taken into account – no error shown – leave refused CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – manifest excess – stern indicative sentence does not demonstrate excessive aggregate sentence – raw statistics unhelpful – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 33B(1)(a), 51B(1), 52A(3)(c), 53, 58, 154A(1)(a), 195(1)(a) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2014 (NSW), r 214A(2)(a) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 44, 53A Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), ss 117(2), 146(1) Cases Cited: Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Hordern v R [2019] NSWCCA 210 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297; (2014) 246 A Crim R 528 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 PG v R [2017] NSWCCA 179; (2017) 268 A Crim R 61 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252; [2002] NSWCCA 343 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247; (2018) 275 A Crim R 233 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rodney Johnson (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr I Nash (Applicant) Mr D Patch (Crown)