Kane v R [2021] NSWCCA 250

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kane v R [2021] NSWCCA 250 Hearing dates: 11 August 2021 Date of orders: 27 October 2021 Decision date: 27 October 2021 Before: Leeming JA and R A Hulme J at [1] Campbell J at [17] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal against sentence – break, enter and steal offences – manifest excess – no specific error alleged – where offending occurred almost immediately after release to parole – subjective circumstances – sufficiency of backdating – within sentencing discretion Legislation Cited: Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) s 158 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 33, 53A, 54B Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 112, 113, 154A Cases Cited: Betts v The Queen (2016) 258 CLR 420; [2016] HCA 25 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Director of Public Prosecutions (Commonwealth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Kerr v R [2016] NSWCCA 218 Leach v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 73; 183 A Crim R 1 Lowndes v The Queen (1999) 195 CLR 665; [1999] HCA 29 Mitchell, Allan v R; Mitchell, Paul v R; Mitchell, Michael v R [2014] NSWCCA 212 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mark Kane (Applicant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (Applicant) C Dodds (Respondent)