R v Boyd [2022] NSWCCA 120

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Boyd [2022] NSWCCA 120 Hearing dates: 11 May 2022 Date of orders: 10 June 2022 Decision date: 10 June 2022 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Rothman J at [2]; Dhanji J at [215] Decision: Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – Crown appeal against sentence – manifest inadequacy – sentence was manifestly inadequate – insufficient accumulation for separate offence of assault over unrelated drug offences – no issue of principle requires intervention – "residual" discretion to intervene refused. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 59 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), s 68A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 21A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5D Drugs (Misuse and Trafficking) Act 1985 (NSW), s 25 Cases Cited: Abdul v R [2019] NSWCCA 18 Assam v R [2019] NSWCCA 12 Betts v The Queen (2016) 258 CLR 420; [2016] HCA 25 Bugmy v The Queen (1990) 169 CLR 525; [1990] HCA 18 CMB v Attorney-General (NSW) (2015) 258 CLR 346; [2015] HCA 9 Cullen v R [2014] NSWCCA 162 Deakin v The Queen (1984) 58 ALJR 367; [1984] HCA 31 Devaney v R [2012] NSWCCA 285 Devaney v R [2012] NSWCCA 285 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 243 FLR 28; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Dunshea v R [2016] NSWCCA 244 Edmonds v R [2022] NSWCCA 103 Faraj v R [2022] NSWCCA 31 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Griffiths v The Queen (1977) 137 CLR 293; [1977] HCA 44 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Huang v R [2017] NSWCCA 312 Jackson v R [2019] NSWCCA 101 Kane v The Queen [2021] NSWCCA 250 Leach v The Queen (2008) 183 A Crim R 1; [2008] NSWCCA 73 Lloyd v R [2022] NSWCCA 18 Matu v R [2019] NSWCCA 23 McKinnon v R [2020] NSWCCA 106 Naberezhnov v R [2021] NSWCCA 142 Piao v R [2019] NSWCCA 154 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623; [1974] HCA 26 R v Fyffe [2002] NSWSC 751 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; [1999] NSWCCA 111 R v Hernando (2002) 136 A Crim R 451; [2002] NSWCCA 489 R v Jeremiah [2016] NSWCCA 241 R v Kazzi [2008] NSWCCA 77 R v Osenkowski (1982) 5 A Crim R 394 R v Thomson [2016] NSWCCA 56 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168; [2004] NSWCCA 131 R v Yiu; R v Yau [2018] NSWCCA 155 R v Yucel [2000] NSWCCA 532 See v R [2020] NSWCCA 272 Shi v R [2017] NSWCCA 183 Tamer v R [2020] NSWCCA 333 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Appellant) Denis Christopher Boyd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: E Balodis (Appellant) T Quilter (Respondent)