Yaman v R [2020] NSWCCA 239

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Yaman v R [2020] NSWCCA 239 Hearing dates: 9 July 2020 Date of orders: 25 September 2020 Decision date: 25 September 2020 Before: Fullerton J at [1]; Wilson J at [12]; Ierace J at [140]. Decision: 1. Leave to appeal on grounds 1, 2 and 4 granted; 2. Leave to appeal on ground 3 refused; 3. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against sentence – domestic violence offences – offences of aggravated break enter commit assault occasioning actual bodily harm and contravention of an apprehended domestic violence order – history of domestic violence offences against same victim – use made on sentence of applicant's criminal record – assessment of objective seriousness – question of manifest excess Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cherry v R [2017] NSWCCA 150 Faehringer v R [2017] NSWCCA 248 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kerr v R [2016] NSWCCA 218 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v CTG [2017] NSWCCA 163 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566; [2006] NSWCCA 242 Van Der Baan v R [2012] NSWCCA 5 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hakan Yaman (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Lewer (Applicant) D Patch (Respondent)