Arvinthan v R [2022] NSWCCA 44

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Arvinthan v R [2022] NSWCCA 44 Hearing dates: 7 February 2022 Date of orders: 2 March 2022 Decision date: 02 March 2022 Before: Leeming JA at [1]; Rothman J at [8]; Harrison J at [67] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted; (2) Appeal allowed; (3) The aggregate sentence imposed upon the applicant, Keerthy Arvinthan, by the District Court at Parramatta on 25 February 2021 is quashed and in lieu thereof, the applicant is sentenced to an aggregate sentence of 3 years and 10 months, commencing 1 March 2020 and concluding, 31 December 2023, with a non-parole period of 2 years and 4 months, concluding 30 June 2022; (4) The applicant be first eligible for release on parole on 30 June 2022. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal – victim under 18 – fact taken into account in assessment of objective seriousness – not an aggravating factor under s 21A(2) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) – error – resentenced – enter with intent to commit serious indictable offence – aggravated break and enter and commit serous indictable offence – in each case, serious indictable offence not an aggravating feature of the principal offence – lesser sentence warranted Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 111(1), 112(2) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 21A(2) Cases Cited: Alesbhi v R; Esbhi v R [2018] NSWCCA 30 Gore v R; Hunter v R (2010) 208 A Crim R 353; [2010] NSWCCA 330 Jonson v The Queen (2016) 263 A Crim R 268; [2016] NSWCCA 286 Josefski v R (2010) 217 A Crim R 183; [2010] NSWCCA 41 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 McLaughlin v R [2013] NSWCCA 152 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 R v Seymour [2012] NSWSC 1010 R v Wickham [2004] NSWCCA 193 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1998) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Keerthy Arvinthan (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Ramrakha (Applicant) M Gleeson (Respondent)