DH v R [2022] NSWCCA 200

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: DH v R [2022] NSWCCA 200 Hearing dates: 18 November 2022 Date of orders: 21 December 2022 Decision date: 21 December 2022 Before: Harrison J at [1] Fagan J at [56] Yehia J at [57] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal – appeal against sentence – 17 counts of child sexual offences committed against nine victims over 28 years – 10 Form 1 offences taken into account – where applicant sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of 20 years – whether sentencing judge erred in assessment of objective seriousness of individual counts – whether trial judge erred in failing to indicate where on the scale of seriousness each of the offences fell – whether sentence manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61M(2), 66A, 66C(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A(g), 54A, 54B Cases Cited: BR v R [2021] NSWCCA 279 Khoury v R (2011) 209 A Crim R 509; [2011] NSWCCA 118 Lyons v R [2017] NSWCCA 204 McIntosh v R [2015] NSWCCA 184 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v Cattell [2019] NSWCCA 297 R v Dawson [2022] NSWSC 1632 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v JJ [2019] NSWCCA 148 Ryan v R [2019] NSWCCA 200 Sivell v R [2009] NSWCCA 286 Sponberg v R [2017] NSWCCA 120 Tepania v R (2018) 275 A Crim R 233; [2018] NSWCCA 247 ZA v R (2017) 267 A Crim R 105; [2017] NSWCCA 132 Zreika v R (2012) 223 A Crim R 460; [2012] NSWCCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: DH (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Moutasallem (Applicant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent)