Kelly v R [2022] NSWCCA 189

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kelly v R [2022] NSWCCA 189 Hearing dates: 31 August 2022 Decision date: 07 September 2022 Before: Beech-Jones CJ at CL at [1]; Adamson J at [2]; Campbell J at [49] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against sentence — whether trial judge erred in finding of mid-range objective seriousness — where factors argued to show error did not assist given circumstances of offending — appeal dismissed CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against sentence — Manifest excess — where sentence not unreasonable or plainly unjust in light of maximum penalty and standard non-parole period — appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61I, 61J Cases Cited: Baines v R [2016] NSWCCA 132 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Doe v R [2013] NSWCCA 248 Fisher v R [2021] NSWCCA 91 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 R v Daley [2010] NSWCCA 223 R v Gavel [2014] NSWCCA 56 Salafia v R [2015] NSWCCA 141 Shanmugam v R [2021] NSWCCA 125 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Aidan Kelly (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I McLachlan (Applicant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent)