R v Clarke [2020] NSWDC 692

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Clarke [2020] NSWDC 692 Hearing dates: 01 October 2020 Date of orders: 19 October 2020 Decision date: 19 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 12 years with a non-parole period of 8 years Catchwords: CRIME — Child sex offences — Sexual intercourse with child <10 CRIME — Sexual offences — Indecent assault SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Circumstances of offence SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences — Aggregate sentences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Retrial after successful appeal — Effect of earlier sentence SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Expert reports SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Reasons for sentence SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Age of offender SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Sentencing Act 1989 Cases Cited: Davies v The Queen [2019] NSWCCA 45 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 Shannon v R [2006] NSWCCA 39 Tepania v The Queen [2018] NSWCCA 247 TO v R [2017] NSWCCA 12 Texts Cited: Australian Women's Weekly Wednesday 24 September 1969 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown)