BB v R [2021] NSWCCA 283

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: BB v R [2021] NSWCCA 283 Hearing dates: 22 November 2021 Date of orders: 3 December 2021 Decision date: 03 December 2021 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1] Wright J at [2] Wilson J at [3] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME — appeal against sentence — multiple counts of indecent assault — applicant pleaded guilty to seven counts of indecently assaulting child under ten — additional offences taken into account — representative counts — nature of indecent assault offences considered — inherent sexual character of offence discussed - assaults committed over an extended period — applicant the father of the victim — relationship of trust — gravity lies in harm to child - complaint of manifest excess — sentence within judge's discretion — no useful range established by reference to previous cases — appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Berryman v R [2017] NSWCCA 297 Cahyadi v R (2007) 168 A Crim R 41; [2007] NSWCCA 1 Chartres-Abbott v R [2021] NSWCCA 239 Davies v R [2019] NSWCCA 45 at [38] EG v R [2015] NSWCCA 21 Elsaj v R [2017] NSWCCA 124 Glare v R [2015] NSWCCA 194 Harkin v R (1989) 38 A Crim R 296 Ibbotson (a pseudonym) v R [2020] NSWCCA 92 JM v R (2014) 246 A Crim R 528; [2014] NSWCCA 297 Mayall v R [2010] NSWCCA 37 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 PG v R (2017) 268 A Crim R 61; [2007] NSWCCA 179 R v BB [2020] NSWDC 737 R v Cahill [2015] NSWCCA 53 R v Dunn (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 15 April 1992, unrep) R v O [2005] NSWCCA 327 R v Stoupe [2015] NSWCCA 175 R v Toohey [2019] NSWCCA 182 RC v R; R v RC [2020] NSWCCA 76 Scott v R [2020] NSWCCA 81 TL v R [2017] NSWCCA 308 Trevor Essex v R [2013] NSWCCA 11 Vaughan v R [2020] NSWCCA 3 Category: Principal judgment Parties: BB (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Strickland SC (Applicant) E Balodis (Respondent)