GL v R [2022] NSWCCA 202

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: GL v R [2022] NSWCCA 202 Hearing dates: 13 April 2022 Date of orders: 19 September 2022 Decision date: 19 September 2022 Before: Brereton JA at [1]; Garling J at [3]; Hamill J at [9] Decision: (1) Extend time in which to seek leave to appeal. (2) Grant leave to appeal against the sentence. (3) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – multiple grounds of appeal raised – little merit – extremely serious offences on young child – use of knife for mutual cutting – discount for plea of guilty where no evidence led to explain delay in entry of plea – aggravating circumstances – whether judge erred in taking into account impact on child victim – totality principle – offending over four year period – significant evidence of grooming and uncharged offences – whether judge erred in not finding offences to be spontaneous or opportunistic – relevance of course of offending – no error CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – standard non-parole period – where legislation amended on multiple occasions – whether Judge led into error as to applicable standard non-parole period – matter raised in course of appeal hearing – whether leave should be granted to rely on ground – error established – leave granted – no lesser sentence warranted – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61KD, 61M(2), 61O Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), ss 50BA(1), 50BC(1)(a), 50BC(1)(c) Crimes (Amendment) Act 1989 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 19, 21A(2)(g), 25AA, 44, 53A, Pt 4 Div 1A, Sch 2 cl 57, Sch 2 cl 91 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment Act 2007 (NSW), Sch 1 cll [10], [16] Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Minimum Sentencing) Act 2002 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6(3) Criminal Legislation Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse) Act 2018 (NSW), Sch 1 cl [7], Sch 3 cll [6], [10] Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals and Guilty Pleas) Act 2017 (NSW) Supreme Court Criminal Appeal Rules 2021 (NSW), r 3.5(5) Cases Cited: Abousleiman v R [2021] NSWCCA 110 Aubrey v The Queen (2017) 260 CLR 305; [2017] HCA 18 Beckwith v The Queen (1976) 135 CLR 569; [1976] HCA 55 Cahyadi v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Davis v R [2015] NSWCCA 90 Doolan v R [2006] NSWCCA 29; (2006) 160 A Crim R 54 Edwards v R [2009] NSWCCA 199 Elsaj v R [2017] NSWCCA 124 Glare v R [2015] NSWCCA 194 Goodwin v Phillips (1908) 7 CLR 1; [1908] HCA 55 Grajewski v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2017] NSWCCA 251; (2017) 270 A Crim R 33 Greenyer v R [2016] NSWCCA 272 GSH v R; R v GSH [2009] NSWCCA 214 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Lee v R [2020] NSWCCA 244 LN v R [2020] NSWCCA 131 Martin v R [2014] NSWCCA 124 Moon v R [2000] NSWCCA 534; (2000) 117 A Crim R 497 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Nguyen v R [2019] NSWCCA 131 Patel v R [2022] NSWCCA 93 PG v R [2017] NSWCCA 179; (2017) 268 A Crim R 61 R v Berg [2004] NSWCCA 300; [2004] 41 MVR 399 R v Cardoso [2003] NSWCCA 15; (2003) 137 A Crim R 535 R v Cunningham [2006] NSWCCA 176 R v MJR (2002) 54 NSWLR 368; [2002] NSWCCA 129 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 R v Youkhana [2004] NSWCCA 412 Ragg v R [2022] NSWCCA 150 Regina v Oinonen [1999] NSWCCA 310 RL v R [2015] NSWCCA 106 RO v R [2019] NSWCCA 183 RP v R [2013] NSWCCA 192; (2013) 234 A Crim R 272 Siganto v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 656; [1998] HCA 74 Stevens v Kabushiki Kaisha Sony Computer Entertainment (2005) 224 CLR 193; [2005] HCA 58 Tomlinson v R [2022] NSWCCA 16 Truong v R; R v Le; Nguyen v R; R v Nguyen [2013] NSWCCA 36 Xerri v R [2021] NSWCCA 268; (2021) 292 A Crim R 355 Xiao v R (2018) 96 NSWLR 1; [2018] NSWCCA 4 Category: Principal judgment Parties: GL (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Lo Schiavo (Applicant) R Ranken (Respondent)