Noonan v R [2021] NSWCCA 35

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Noonan v R [2021] NSWCCA 35 Hearing dates: 5 February 2021 Date of orders: 12 March 2021 Decision date: 12 March 2021 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Beech-Jones J at [2]; Wilson J at [49]. Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal against sentence; (2) Appeal dismissed; and (3) Set aside any previous order made under the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 to the extent that it prohibits or limits the publication of the name of the appellant. Catchwords: CRIME —appeal against sentence— sexual offences — indecent assault — circumstances of aggravation – applicant pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent assault of a person under 16 years – three victims - relevant factors on sentence — multiple offences — accumulation, concurrency and totality– whether consideration of indicative sentences indicates error in the aggregate sentence - application of the principle of totality to aggregate sentence – manifest excess – objective seriousness – leave to appeal granted – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: Aryal v R [2021] NSWCCA 2 Cahyadi v R (2007) 168 A Crim R 41; [2007] NSWCCA 1 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Ibbottson v R [2020] NSWCCA 92 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297 Kliendienst v R [2020] NSWCCA 98 Lee v R [2020] NSWCCA 244 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 R v JCW (2000) 112 A Crim R 466; [2000] NSWCCA 209 R v Stoupe [2015] NSWCCA 175 Vaughan v R [2020] NSWCCA 3 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Noonan (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I McLachlan (Applicant) K Jeffreys (Crown)