Huggett v R [2021] NSWCCA 62

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Huggett v R [2021] NSWCCA 62 Hearing dates: 24 November 2020 Date of orders: 9 April 2021 Decision date: 09 April 2021 Before: Johnson J at [1] R A Hulme J at [112] Wilson J at [113] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal with respect to sentence.

2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: APPEAL – sentence – applicant pleaded guilty to Commonwealth and New South Wales child abuse material offences – whether error concerning co-operation with law enforcement authorities – error not demonstrated – whether sentences manifestly excessive – individual sentences and total effective sentence not manifestly excessive – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code (Cth) Cases Cited: Aboud v R [2017] NSWCCA 140 Burton v R [2020] NSWCCA 127 Fitzgerald v R [2015] NSWCCA 266 Hanna v R (2020) 102 NSWLR 244; [2020] NSWCCA 125 JM v R (2014) 246 A Crim 528; [2014] NSWCCA 297 Kannis v R [2020] NSWCCA 79 Lyons v R [2017] NSWCCA 204 Martin v R [2019] NSWCCA 197 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 Park v R (2020) 282 A Crim R 551; [2020] NSWCCA 90 R v El Hani [2004] NSWCCA 162 R v Gallagher (1999) 23 NSWLR 220 R v Huggett [2020] NSWDC 117 R v Porte (2015) 252 A Crim R 294; [2015] NSWCCA 174 R v Sukkar [2006] NSWCCA 92 R v XX [2017] NSWCCA 90 Weber v R [2020] NSWCCA 103 Wilson v R (Cth) [2020] NSWCCA 211 Xiao v R (2018) 96 NSWLR 1; [2018] NSWCCA 4 Texts Cited: --- Category: Principal judgment Parties: Owen Huggett (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr G Porter (Applicant) Mr APC McGrath (Respondent)