R v Pickard [2023] NSWCCA 7

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Pickard [2023] NSWCCA 7 Hearing dates: 26 September 2022 Date of orders: 8 February 2023 Decision date: 08 February 2023 Before: Garling J at [1]; Adamson J at [2]; N Adams J at [3]. Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is granted. (2) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against aggregate sentence imposed after trial - indecent assaults by tutor on two students - where sentencing judge declined to find special circumstances - whether sentencing judge erred in not providing sufficient reasons for declining to find special circumstances - no error established - application for leave granted - appeal dismissed CRIME – aggravated indecent assault - where victims under the authority of the applicant - where two victims between the age of 16 and 18 years old Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61M(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 44 (1), 44(2A), 44 (2B), 53A, 54B Cases Cited: Calhoun (a pseudonym) v R [2018] NSWCCA 150 CM v R [2020] NSWCCA 136 GP v Regina [2017] NSWCCA 200 Haak v R [2022] NSWCCA 28 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297 Le v R [2022] NSWCCA 243 Martinez v R [2022] NSWCCA 12 Mattar v R [2012] NSWCCA 98 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 Quayle v R [2010] NSWCCA 16 R v Fido [2004] NSWCCA 172 R v Novakovic [2004] NSWCCA 437 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704; [2001] NSWCCA 534 Rizk v R [2020] NSWCCA 291 Singh v R (2020) 104 NSWLR 43; [2020] NSWCCA 353 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Wayne Kenneth Pickard (Applicant) Rex (Respondent Crown) Representation: Counsel: Mr N Adams SC (Applicant) Ms E Wilkins SC (Respondent Crown)