BR v R [2021] NSWCCA 279

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: BR v R [2021] NSWCCA 279 Hearing dates: 23 July 2021 Decision date: 26 November 2021 Before: Payne JA at [1]; Davies J at [6]; Ierace J at [7] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted; (2) Appeal allowed; (3) Quash the sentence imposed in the District Court on 25 June 2020; (4) In lieu thereof, the applicant is sentenced to 28 years imprisonment, commencing on 17 May 2018 and expiring on 16 May 2046, with a non-parole period of 20 years, expiring on 16 May 2038. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – Appeal against sentence – Thirteen counts of child sexual offences committed against three victims over a period of 19 years – Ten Form 1 offences taken into account – Where applicant sentenced to 30 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 22 years and 6 months – Whether aggregate sentence manifestly excessive – Where psychologist diagnosed applicant with major depressive disorder and generalised anxiety disorder at the time of sentence – Where sentencing judge gave little or no weight to psychologist's report – Whether applicant's mental condition relevant to his experience of incarceration – Whether sentencing judge adequately considered the impact of protective custody on the applicant Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61M, 66A, 66C, 61E, 578A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 21A, 22A, 25D, 25AA, 33, 44, 53A, 54B Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 10 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (NSW) (2002) 56 NSWLR 146; [2002] NSWCCA 518 C v R (2013) 229 A Crim R 233; [2013] NSWCCA 81 Cabezuela v R [2020] NSWCCA 107 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Ewan v R [2019] NSWCCA 17 Georgopolous v R [2010] NSWCCA 246 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Khawaja v R [2014] NSWCCA 80 MRW v R [2011] NSWCCA 260 PD v R [2012] NSWCCA 242 R v BR [2020] NSWDC 335 R v Holder (1983) 3 NSWLR 245 R v Scott [2003] NSWCCA 28 R v Van Ryn [2016] NSWCCA 1 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168; [2004] NSWCCA 131 Sivell v R [2009] NSWCCA 286 State of New South Wales v Wainwright (Preliminary) [2019] NSWSC 1603 WM v R [2020] NSWCCA 96 Zahab v R [2021] NSWCCA 7 Category: Principal judgment Parties: BR (Applicant) Regina Representation: Counsel: Mr G D Wendler (Applicant) Ms E Jones (Crown)