BC v R [2020] NSWCCA 329

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: BC v R [2020] NSWCCA 329 Hearing dates: 16 September 2020 Date of orders: 14 December 2020 Decision date: 14 December 2020 Before: Gleeson JA at [1]; Price J at [2]; Wright J at [185] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – one count of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm – applicant aged 17 at time of offence – disputed facts hearing – whether judge erred in the assessment of the evidence – whether judge misdirected himself – whether applicant discharged the onus of proof – whether applicant's symptoms of PTSD played a causative role in the offence – whether judge assessed the applicant's moral culpability – whether error in judge's finding that the applicant was not genuinely remorseful – whether sentence was manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), ss 6, 33(1)(b) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 33(1)(a), 61 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 21A(3)(i) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 38 Cases Cited: Aslan v R [2014] NSWCCA 114 Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58; [2014] HCA 2 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194; 205 A Crim R 1 Egan v R [2017] NSWCCA 206 Gommesen v R [2012] NSWCCA 226 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45; 204 A Crim R 434 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 JB v R [2012] NSWCCA 196 Lloyd v R [2017] NSWCCA 303 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v Jasper [2014] NSWDC 116 R v Nguyen [2004] NSWCCA 438 R v Phillip (a pseudonym) [2019] NSWDC 448 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 14 NSWLR 374; [2000] NSWCCA 309; 115 A Crim R 104 Robinson v The Queen (1991) 180 CLR 531; [1991] HCA 38 Skocic v R [2014] NSWCCA 225 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54; 103 A Crim R 149 Windle v R [2011] NSWCCA 277 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: BC (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Stratton SC (Applicant) Mr B Hatfield (Respondent)