CW v R [2022] NSWCCA 50

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: CW v R [2022] NSWCCA 50 Hearing dates: 22 October 2021 Date of orders: 11 March 2022 Decision date: 11 March 2022 Before: Johnson J at [1]; Rothman J at [2]; Hamill J at [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – Appeal against sentence – reckless infliction of grievous bodily harm – victim a 9 week old infant – fractured ribs – "karate chop" – squeezing – additional assaults resulting in fractured wrist and bruising to face – multiple assaults – twenty year old ill equipped father – personal history of trauma, dysfunction and violence – psychologist's report –– whether sentencing judge failed to assess moral culpability – whether failure to apply "Bugmy principles" – whether Judge erred in approach to youth and immaturity – ex tempore judgment on sentence Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987, s 6 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 35(2), 59 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, ss 21A(2)(d), 21A(2)(j), 44(2) Cases Cited: BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159; (2010) 201 A Crim R 379 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Chong v R [2017] NSWCCA 185 Dellow v R [2020] NSWCCA 301 Donald (a pseudonym) v The Queen [2021] NSWCCA 198 Egan v R [2017] NSWCCA 206 Grant v R [2014] NSWCCA 67 Howard v R [2019] NSWCCA 109 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51; (2008) 182 A Crim R 571 Prince v R [2020] NSWCCA 268 R v AN [2005] NSWCCA 239 R v Dalton [2004] NSWSC 446 R v Hearne [2001] NSWCCA 37; 124 A Crim R 451 R v Speechley [2012] NSWCCA 130; 222 A Crim R 175 Singh v R (2020) 104 NSWLR 43; [2020] NSWCCA 353 TF v R [2020] NSWCCA 248 Toole, Kurt v R; Toole, Joshua v R [2014] NSWCCA 318; (2014) 247 A Crim R 272 Tuncbilek v R [2020] NSWCCA 30 Wood v R [2019] NSWCCA 309 Yildiz v R [2020] NSWCCA 69 Category: Principal judgment Parties: CW (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Rodger (Applicant) C Curtis (Respondent)