Williams v R [2022] NSWCCA 15

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Williams v R [2022] NSWCCA 15 Hearing dates: 22 October 2021 Date of orders: 9 February 2022 Decision date: 09 February 2022 Before: Johnson J at [1]; Rothman J at [2]; Hamill J at [199] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted; (2) Appeal allowed; (3) The sentence imposed on the Applicant, Tyler Williams, by the District Court on 4 October 2019, be quashed and in lieu thereof the Applicant, Tyler Williams, be sentenced to a non-parole period of 3 years, commencing 28 September 2019 and concluding on 27 September 2022, with the remainder of term of 2 years, concluding 27 September 2024. The Applicant is first eligible for release on parole on 27 September 2022. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal – objective seriousness – whether cause of injury by applicant open on the evidence – natural justice – effect of mental condition and deprivation and environment of abuse during youth – normalisation of violence – appeal granted on so some grounds – resentencing Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 97(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 21A(2)(g) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 95 Cases Cited: Benitez v R (2006) 160 A Crim R 166; [2006] NSWCCA 21 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kennedy v R [2010] NSWCCA 260 Knight v R [2010] NSWCCA 51 McAuliffe v The Queen (1995) 183 CLR 108; [1995] HCA 37 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Osland v The Queen (1998) 197 CLR 316; [1998] HCA 75 R v Duong, Lu, Do and Tran (1992) 61 A Crim R 140 R v Harris [2011] NSWCCA 105 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v Henry (1999) 48 NSWLR 346; [1999] NSWCCA 111 Siganto v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 656; [1998] HCA 74 The Queen v de Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tyler Samuel Williams (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr G Ramage QC (Applicant) Ms C Gleeson (Respondent)