Singh v R [2020] NSWCCA 353

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Singh v R [2020] NSWCCA 353 Hearing dates: 30 November 2020 Date of orders: 18 December 2020 Decision date: 18 December 2020 Before: Bell P at [1]; Johnson J at [72]; R A Hulme J at [73] Decision: Application for leave to appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – application for leave to appeal against sentence – offences of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception – where applicant was aged between 23 and 26 years of age at time of offending – whether sentencing judge should have had regard to applicant's youth and asserted immaturity – boundaries of youth and adult responsibility – whether offender acted as an "adult" – whether sentence was manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 1043A, 1311(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 21A(3)(j), 44(2), 44(2B) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 192E(1)(b) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) s 5(1)(c) Sentencing Act 1989 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abdul v R [2019] NSWCCA 18 BP v The Queen (2010) 201 A Crim R 379; [2010] NSWCCA 159 Clarke v R [2009] NSWCCA 49 Collier v R [2012] NSWCCA 213 Curtis v R [2016] NSWCCA 299 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Edwards v R [2020] NSWCCA 141 Frahm v R [2014] NSWCCA 10 Hartman v R (2011) 87 ACSR 52; [2011] NSWCCA 261 Hejazi v R (2009) 217 A Crim R 151; [2009] NSWCCA 282 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 HJ v R [2014] NSWCCA 21 Ho v R [2013] NSWCCA 174 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Johnston v R [2017] NSWCCA 53 KT v The Queen (2008) 182 A Crim R 571; [2008] NSWCCA 51 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 MD v R [2015] NSWCCA 37 MS2 v The Queen (2005) 158 A Crim R 93; [2005] NSWCCA 397 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 Pereira v R [2018] NSWCCA 171 R v Adamson (2002) 132 A Crim R 511; [2002] NSWCCA 349 R v AEM [2002] NSWCCA 58 R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 R v Curtis (No 3) (2016) 114 ACSR 184; [2016] NSWSC 866 R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 R v Hawkins (1989) 45 A Crim R 430 R v Hearne (2001) 124 A Crim R 451; [2001] NSWCCA 37 R v Hoang [2003] NSWCCA 380 R v LC [2001] NSWCCA 175 R v Pham & Ly (1991) 55 A Crim R 128 R v Simpson (1992) 61 A Crim R 58 R v TJP [1999] NSWCCA 408 R v Tran [1999] NSWCCA 109 R v Voss [2003] NSWCCA 182 Thammavongsa v The Queen (2015) 251 A Crim R 342; [2015] NSWCCA 107 Thompson-Davis v R [2013] NSWCCA 75 TL v R [2020] NSWCCA 265 Trad v The Queen (2009) 194 A Crim R 20; [2009] NSWCCA 56 Whyte v R [2019] NSWCCA 218 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tajinder Singh (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: