R v Kay [2022] NSWDC 673

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Kay [2022] NSWDC 673 Hearing dates: 8 November 2022 Date of orders: 2 December 2022 Decision date: 02 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Wass SC DCJ Decision: (1) The appeal is allowed. (2) The convictions are confirmed. (3) The Local Court sentence is quashed. (4) Aggregate sentence imposed of two years and six months with a Non-Parole Period of one year and eight months. Catchwords: CRIME — appeals — Crown appeal against sentence — re-sentence — violent offences — stalking or intimidation — sexual touch without consent SENTENCING — Crown appeal against inadequacy of sentence — Manifest inadequacy Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2020 (NSW), ss 27, 23(1) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), s 13(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 5(1) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61KC(a) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) ss 44, 5D Cases Cited: Arnold v R NSWCCA 150 Calhoun (a pseudonym) v R [2018] NSWCCA 150 CMB v Attorney-General (NSW) [2015] HCA 9 Collier v R [2012] NSWCCA 313 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] 202 CLR 321 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462 DK v Director of Public Prosecutions [2021] NSWCCA 134 GWM v R [2012] NSWCCA 240 Hay v DPP [2020] NSWCCA 75 Hudson v R [2007] NSWCCA 302 Jackson v R [2010] NSWCCA 162 Lonsdale v R [2020] NSWCCA 267 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25 R v Cattell [2019] NSWCCA 297 R v Ceissman [2004] NSWCCA 466 at [25] R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 R v Hernando [2002] NSWCCA 489 R v Kaliti [2001] NSWCCA 268 R v Kama [2000] NSWCCA 23 R v Liberti (1991) 55 A Crim R 120 R v Merin [2007] NSWCCA 255 R v Newman [2022] NSWCCA 218 Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 Spark v R [2012] NSWCCA 140 State of New South Wales v Kay [2018] NSWSC 1235 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Appellant) Graham James Kay (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Sfinas (Appellant) Cook (Respondent)