Pritchard v R [2022] NSWCCA 130

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Pritchard v R [2022] NSWCCA 130 Hearing dates: 21 March 2022 Date of orders: 22 June 2022 Decision date: 22 June 2022 Before: Beech-Jones CJ at CL at [1]; Price J at [2]; N Adams J at [3]. Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal allowed. (3) The aggregate sentence imposed by McLennan SC DCJ on 12 November 2020 is quashed. In lieu thereof, I impose an aggregate sentence of 9 years' imprisonment to commence on 23 December 2019 and expire on 22 December 2028. The non-parole period is 6 years and 6 months which will expire on 22 June 2026. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeals against sentence – applicant convicted of three offences pertaining to violent attempted sexual assault of victim in her home late at night – applicant intoxicated by alcohol – objective seriousness – no error in consideration of relevant serious indictable offence on count 1 – opportunistic but not spontaneous – remorse – s 21A(3)(i) of Sentencing Act – conflated with inability to explain offending, rehabilitation and risk of re-offending – no separate finding made despite unchallenged evidence – error established – applicant remorseful – appeal allowed – re-sentence CRIME – property offences – aggravated enter dwelling with intent to commit serious indictable offence and break out – s 109(2) of Crimes Act – elements – whether count 2 correctly said to be a manifestation of the intent expressed in the s 109(2) offence – no error made out Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 4, 61K(a), 61KE(a), 109(2) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 21A, 44(2B) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment Act 2007 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5(1)(c), 6(3) Cases Cited: Alvares v R Farache v R [2011] NSWCCA 33 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Butters v R [2010] NSWCCA 1 CR v R [2020] NSWCCA 289 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 Firbank v R [2011] NSWCCA 171 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [19436] HCA 40 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR]; [2014] HCA 37 Medcalf v R [2016] NSWCCA 209 R v Biber [2018] NSWCCA 271 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 R v O'Donoghue [2005] NSWCCA 62; 151 A Crim R 597 Siganto v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 656; [1998] HCA 74 Stojanovski v R [2013] NSWCCA 334 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 174 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Williams v R [2012] NSWCCA 172 Yun v R [2017] NSWCCA 317 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Damien Pritchard (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Khalilizadeh (Applicant) C Everson SC (Respondent)