R v Song [2022] NSWDC 100

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Song [2022] NSWDC 100 Hearing dates: 4 February 2022 Date of orders: 8 April 2022 Decision date: 08 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Full-time custodial sentence. For orders see [172]. Catchwords: Cause person to take intoxicating substance with intent to commit indictable offence – sexual intercourse without consent – aggravated indecent assault – victim under authority – finding of special circumstances – principle of totality. Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Mental Health Impairment and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 Chenhall v R [2021] VSCA 175 Christie v R [2012] NSWCCA 228 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; 79 NSWLR 1 Faehringer v R [2017] NSWCCA 248 Fenner v R [2022] NSWCCA 48 Hoskins v R [2020] NSWCCA 18 Irmak v R; Dagdanasar v R [2021] NSWCCA 178 Korovou v R [2021] NSWCCA 28 McKinley v R [2022] NSWCCA 14 McKinnon v R [2020] NSWCCA 106 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 Nguyen v R [2007] NSWCCA 14 R v Cunningham [2006] NSWCCA 176 R v Diez [2020] NSWDC 351 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Holder; R v Johnstone (1983) 3 NSWLR 245 R v Solomon [2005] NSWCCA 158 R v SS [2021] NSWCCA 56 R v Van Ryn [2016] NSWCCA 1 R v Wilkinson (No. 5) [2009] NSWSC 432 Siganto v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 565 Stuart v R [2012] NSWCCA 183 Tapania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383 Zahorsky v R [2013] NSWCCA 268 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Zhifan Song (Offender) Representation: Counsel: K. Nightingale (Crown) A. Cook (Offender) File Number(s): 18/331375 Publication restriction: S 578A of the Crimes Act 1900 prohibits publication of any matter that would identify the victim or that is likely to lead to the identification of the victim in these proceedings.