Nguyen v R [2021] NSWCCA 118

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Nguyen v R [2021] NSWCCA 118 Hearing dates: 5 March 2021 Date of orders: 18 June 2021 Decision date: 18 June 2021 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Walton J at [2]; Button J at [114] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is granted. (2) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – finding of special circumstances – sentencing ratio – whether failure to give proper practical effect – discretion of sentencing judge – prospects of rehabilitation CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – whether House v King error – whether material error – incorrect reference to Form 1 offence – slip – whether sentence vitiated CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – aggregate sentence whether manifestly excessive – property and domestic violence offences – whether indicative sentences erroneous so as to infect sentence imposed – use of JIRS statistics – objective gravity – general deterrence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 111, 148, 192E Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), s 13 Cases Cited: Ahmad v R [2019] NSWCCA 198 Burr v R [2020] NSWCCA 282 Caristo v R [2011] NSWCCA 7 Casey v R [2015] NSWCCA 142 Clarke v R [2009] NSWCCA 49 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Hughes v R [2018] NSWCCA 2 JM v R (2014) 246 A Crim R 528; [2014] NSWCCA 297 Langbein v R [2013] NSWCCA 88 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Marshall v R [2007] NSWCCA 24 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566; [2006] NSWCCA 242 R v Ponfield (1999) 48 NSWLR 327; [1999] NSWCCA 435 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704; [2001] NSWCCA 534 R v Speechley (2012) 221 A Crim R 175; [2012] NSWCCA 130 R v Sutton [2004] NSWCCA 225 R v Woods [2019] NSWDC 401 SS v R [2016] NSWCCA 197 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 Vuni v R [2006] NSWCCA 171 Windle v R [2011] NSWCCA 277 Zaky v R (Cth) [2017] NSWCCA 141 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Thanh Lam Nguyen (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Parsons (Applicant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent)