Burton v R [2020] NSWCCA 127

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Burton v R [2020] NSWCCA 127 Hearing dates: 1 May 2020 Date of orders: 19 June 2020 Decision date: 19 June 2020 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Walton J at [2] Harrison J at [3] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal against sentence (2) Dismiss the appeal Catchwords: APPEAL – sentence appeal – where communications sent via Skype of child pornography material in written form – where communications sent via Skype of indecent material to persons under the age of sixteen – where possession of child abuse material – where no victims of offence of sending child pornography in written form – whether error in assessment of objective seriousness – whether sentences imposed manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 91H(2) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), s 16BA Criminal Code (Cth), ss 473.1, 474.19(1), 474.27A(1) Cases Cited: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v D'Alessandro (2010) 26 VR 477; [2010] VSCA 60 Franklin v R [2019] NSWCCA 325 Lees v R [2019] NSWCCA 65 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 R v Coffey (2003) 6 VR 543; [2003] VSCA 155 R v Cook; Ex parte Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2004] QCA 469 R v Gordon; Ex Parte Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2011) 1 Qd R 429; [2009] QCA 209 R v Hutchinson [2018] NSWCCA 152 R v Porte [2015] NSWCCA 174; 252 A Crim R 277 Salafia v R [2015] NSWCCA 141 Whiley v R [2010] NSWCCA 53 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jason Burton (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Pararajasingham (Applicant) S Callan (Respondent)