Bresnahan v R [2022] NSWCCA 288

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bresnahan v R [2022] NSWCCA 288 Hearing dates: 28 November 2022 Date of orders: 15 December 2022 Decision date: 15 December 2022 Before: Beech-Jones CJ at CL at [1] Walton J at [6] Yehia J at [48] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal allowed. (3) Set aside the sentence imposed by the District Court on 17 May 2022 and, in lieu thereof, impose the following sentence: (a) The applicant is convicted. (b) The applicant is sentenced to a term of imprisonment commencing on 17 May 2022 involving a non-parole period of 12 months and expiring on 16 May 2023 and a balance of term of 10 months and expiring on 16 March 2024. The applicant is eligible for release to parole on 16 May 2023. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW — Appeals — Appeal against sentence — Recklessly deal with proceeds of crime — Where applicant sentenced on the erroneous basis of joint criminal enterprise — Substantial personal sacrifice to make reparation to the victim — Re-sentence — Where lesser term of imprisonment warranted — Whether appropriate to proceed by way of Intensive Correction Order — Where applicant's offending so serious that the only appropriate sentence is one of full-time imprisonment Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 193B(2) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) s 164 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2014 (NSW), cll 186, 187, 189-189G Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 5(1), 17B(2), 64, 66, 67, 68, 73A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Sentencing Options) Act 2017 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) s 6 Cases Cited: Arnold v R [2011] NSWCCA 150 Bektasovski v R [2022] NSWCCA 246 Betts v The Queen (2016) 258 CLR 420; [2016] HCA 25 Blanch v R [2019] NSWCCA 304 Cabezuela v R [2020] NSWCCA 107 Casella v R [2019] NSWCCA 201 Elphick v R [2021] NSWCCA 167 Garcia v R [2022] NSWCCA 172 Green (a pseudonym) v R [2020] NSWCCA 358 Job v R [2011] NSWCCA 267; (2011) 216 A Crim R 521 Karout v R [2019] NSWCCA 253 Kassis v R [2013] NSWCCA 298 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 60; [2014] HCA 37 Khoury v R [2011] NSWCCA 118 Lehn v R (2016) 93 NSWLR 205; [2016] NSWCCA 255 Mainwaring v R [2009] NSWCCA 207 Mandranis v R (2020) 289 A Crim R 260 Mourtada v R [2021] NSWCCA 211 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Newman (a pseudonym) v R [2019] NSWCCA 157 Quinn v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2021) 106 NSWLR 154; [2021] NSWCA 294 R v Assaad [2009] NSWCCA 182 R v Burgess; R v Saunders (2005) [2005] NSWCCA 52; 152 A Crim R 100 R v Conway [2001] NSWCCA 51; (2001) 121 A Crim R 177 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 at 354 R v Douar (2005) 159 A Crim R 154; [2005] NSWCCA 455 R v Elphick [2021] NSWDC 1 R v Fangaloka [2019] NSWCCA 173 R v Hamieh [2010] NSWCCA 189 R v McGlone [2016] NSWDC 418 R v O'Keefe (1992) 60 A Crim R 201 R v Ogbeide [2021] NSWDC 750 R v Phelan (1993) 66 A Crim R 446 R v Pogson (2012) 82 NSWLR 60; [2012] NSWCCA 225 R v Pullen [2018] NSWCCA 264 R v Ryan [2006] NSWCCA 394; (2006) 167 A Crim R 241 R v Salameh [2017] NSWDC 138 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704; [2001] NSWCCA 534 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 RC v R [2020] NSWCCA 76 Shavali v R [2022] NSWCCA 178 Stanley v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2022] HCATrans 202 Stanley v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (2021) 107 NSWLR 1; [2021] NSWCA 337 Strathford v R [2007] NSWCCA 279 Subramaniam v R [2013] NSWCCA 159 Taha v R [2022] NSWCCA 46 Thewlis v R [2008] NSWCCA 176; (2008) 186 A Crim R 279 Thurlow v R [2022] NSWCCA 20 Toller v R [2021] NSWCCA 204 Wany v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (2020) 103 NSWLR 620; [2020] NSWCA 318 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44 Texts Cited: NSW Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard),11 October 2017 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Paul Bresnahan (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Game SC with P Gow (Applicant) B Hatfield (Respondent)